Disasters
Over a Year Later, the U.S. and Puerto Rico Fight Over Every Dollar of Hurricane Aid
The recovery from Maria is playing out in this remote hospital.
The Family Health Center Susana Centeno in Vieques was wrecked by Hurricane Maria. Plans for its repair are still unsettled.
Photographer: Xavier Garcia/Bloomberg
Seventeen months after Hurricane Maria, the remote Puerto Rican island of Vieques is still waiting on federal money to rebuild its hospital.
It won’t arrive in time to give Zuleima Nieves peace of mind.