Puerto Rico's Hurricane Disaster

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The article, “What Every American Needs to Know about Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Disaster” by Brian Resnick and Eliza Barclay, is very informative of the natural disaster that is hurting our nation and everything we are and are not doing to help it. The hurricane caused a tremendous amount of chaos in Puerto Rico and we, as Americans, should find a way to help in this situation. Especially since Puerto Rico is considered a part of the United Staes and under our government. The President has already started helping but is not going to be enough for all the citizens in Puerto Rico. In this article, it goes into great detail of what is happening in Puerto Rico. However, it is still hard to communicate with the people in Puerto Rico, so we don't

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