
After Hurricane Maria, Could Puerto Rico Be at Risk of Cholera?
After Hurricane Maria, Could Puerto Rico Be at Risk of Cholera?
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
October 3, 20176m 29s
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Show Notes
After the deluge comes the deluge. First Hurricane Irma raked Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in early September, and then two weeks later Hurricane Maria did the same, leaving 3.5 million people in Puerto Rico without clean water, communications, or electricity, amid damaged buildings and floodwaters. Aid is finally reaching the islands—fuel for generators, water, medical supplies, food—but disasters always breed disasters.
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