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A tent city set up by the US army reserve stands in Guanica, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. A 6.4 magnitude quake that toppled or damaged hundreds of homes in southwestern Puerto Rico is raising concerns about where displaced families will live, while the island still struggles to rebuild from Hurricane Maria two years ago. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Two more Puerto Rico officials fired after warehouse break-in

by Danica Coto Associated PressJanuary 19, 2020

A Puerto Rican flag hangs within the rubble, after it was placed there where store owners and family help remove supplies from Ely Mer Mar hardware store, which partially collapsed after an earthquake struck Guanica, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring others and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the island. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Hundreds homeless after major quake

by Danica Coto Associated PressJanuary 8, 2020

The Immaculate Concepcion Catholic church lies in ruins after an overnight earthquake in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Tuesday.

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Severe quake strikes Puerto Rico

by Danica Coto Associated Press and Gazette staff, and Dusty Christensen Associated Press and Gazette staffJanuary 7, 2020

A collapsed building with car crushed underneath, following an earthquake in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020. All the occupants of the home are reported to be uninjured. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico, the largest in a series of quakes in recent days, and caused heavy damage in some areas. Twitter via AP.

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6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico amid heavy seismic activity

by Danica Coto Associated PressJanuary 7, 2020

Dimple Lightbourne, left, and her mother Carla Ferguson sit in a plane as it approaches to land in Nassau after they were evacuated from Abaco Island, in the Bahamas, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. “We don’t know where we’re going to stay,” said Ferguson, a 51-year-old resident of Treasure Cay. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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Hurricane survivors struggle to start new life in Bahamas

by Danica Coto Associated PressSeptember 10, 2019

George Bolter, left, and his parents walk through the remains of his home destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in the Pine Bay neighborhood of Freeport, Bahamas, Wednesday.

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Bahamas hurricane death toll climbs to 20

by Marko Alvarez Associated Press, Danica Coto Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressSeptember 5, 2019

Volunteers walk in the wind and rain from Hurricane Dorian along a flooded road as they work to rescue families near the Causarina bridge in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Tuesday.

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Dorian devastates parts of Bahamas

by Ramon Espinosa Associated Press, Danica Coto Associated Press, and Michael Weissenstein Associated PressSeptember 3, 2019

Strong winds from Hurricane Dorian blow the tops of trees and brush while whisking up water from the surface of a canal that leads to the sea, located behind the brush at top, seen from the balcony of a hotel in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Hurricane Dorian hovered over the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault that forced even rescue crews to take shelter until the onslaught passes. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Dorian triggers major flooding in Bahamas

by Michael Weissenstein Associated Press, and Danica Coto Associated PressSeptember 2, 2019

Citizens stock up on gasoline a few hours before the passing of tropical storm Dorian, in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. Puerto Rico is facing its first major test of emergency preparedness since the 2017 devastation of Hurricane Maria as Tropical Storm Dorian nears the U.S. territory at near-hurricane force. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Hurricane aims for Southeast US

by Danica Coto Associated PressAugust 28, 2019

Justice Secretary Wanda Vazquez is sworn in as governor, accompanied by her husband Judge Jorge Diaz, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Vazquez took the oath of office early Wednesday evening at the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, which earlier in the day ruled that Pedro Pierluisi's swearing in last week was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo)

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Puerto Rico has 3rd governor in 6 days

by Danica Coto Associated PressAugust 7, 2019