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After Hurricanes Maria and Irma, Puerto Rico all but slipped from the modern era. The human and economic damage wrought by all that time without power may be irreparable. nyti.ms/2FVZMTp
A series of decisions by federal and Puerto Rican authorities sent the recovery effort reeling. “I’ve never seen anything like that — not in a developed nation.” nyti.ms/2FVfDBN
Here’s a look back at what’s been happening in Puerto Rico since the hurricanes hit
In September, a week after Hurricane Maria, New York Times reporters and photographers spent 24 hours with people trying to survive the catastrophe left behind nyti.ms/2KLUqOf
Our reporters witnessed a woozy empire of wreckage; of waiting in line for food, water and gas and then finding another line to wait in some more
In October, Whitefish Energy, a 2-employee company from Montana, was awarded a $300 million contract to rebuild 100 miles of power transmission lines. After a scandal erupted, the government canceled the deal. nyti.ms/2KLbR1I
In December, a review by The New York Times of daily mortality data indicated a significantly higher death toll in Puerto Rico after the hurricane than the government there has acknowledged nyti.ms/2KHKJR0
3 months after the storms, @sherifink provided a look inside Puerto Rico's largest housing project for low-income seniors. She helped explain the hurricanes' continuing impact on the vulnerable. nyti.ms/2FVbq14
In January, @itscaitlinhd and @nytvideo took us inside Puerto Rico’s only suicide prevention call center, where the phones were ringing constantly nyti.ms/2KK7K5K
A one-woman company was awarded a huge contract by FEMA to provide 30 million meals to hungry people in Puerto Rico. Only 50,000 were delivered. nyti.ms/2KK7R1a
Almost everybody in Puerto Rico had their lights back on — until a freak accident on April 18 briefly plunged the entire island into darkness once again nyti.ms/2KJ9ZpS
More than 6 months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria swept across Puerto Rico, people are still without power. The hurricane season returns in June. nyti.ms/2KJarV6
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