by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | World
After having visited the storm-hit US island, United States President Donald Trump is expected to present a request to Congress for a $29 billion package of emergency relief for Puerto Rico, officials told AFP on Wednesday. No specific details were given as to when...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2017 | World
US President Donald Trump will fly to Puerto Rico on Tuesday to survey the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria in a show of solidarity with survivors amid criticism that the government was slow to respond to the disaster two weeks after it struck. The president is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 23, 2017 | World
Emergency officials in Puerto Rico raced on Saturday to evacuate some 70,000 people after a rain-swollen dam failed in the latest disaster caused by Hurricane Maria. With the death toll from the storm at 33 across the Caribbean, the National Weather Service office in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2017 | World
Hurricane Maria thrashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed near its east and north coasts on Thursday after making a direct hit on Puerto Rico, crushing concrete balconies and paralyzing the island with landslides. Maria has...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 20, 2017 | World
Maria, one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit Puerto Rico, pummeled the island Wednesday after leaving at least two people dead in the French territory of Guadeloupe and causing major damage in Dominica. Maria made landfall early Wednesday in the southeast...
