Puerto Rico hurricane crisis: Here's why this could be Trump's Katrina.
La Perla resident Maria Antonia Perez Rivera looks on from her battered residence after Hurricane Maria,in Puerto Rico.
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By Andrew Freedman2017-09-27 22:22:02 UTC
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Hurricane Maria (NASA)(This story, first published Tuesday afternoon, was updated Wednesday morning with updated statistics and information.)
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