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In a small neighborhood in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Pablo and Luisa give a tour of the home they lived in for 40 years and which was ravished by Hurricane Maria in September 2017. While the home was made of cement, their fragile Zinc roof was torn off from the winds, and the hurricane whirled through the rooms inside, effectively destroying all of their belongings. How have they fared since the Hurricane, and what does their situation say about Puerto Rico’s state as a whole?
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