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Tarped Roof
The roof on the wooden casita at Tainasoy Apiario was damaged over one room in the storm. When FEMA came to tarp the roof three months after Hurricane María, workers walked on undamaged sections of the roof, causing further damage and leaks. As a…
Damaged Structures - Utuado
Blue tarp roofs dotted the landscape throughout the island, both on the coast and in the mountains. Debris was also seen throughout the mountains, such as the sheet metal seen to the left of the house structure in this photo.
Blue Roof Landscape
Along the road from Loíza into Río Grande, as in all across the country, the scenery was dotted with blue tarp roofs, temporary replacements for roofs that blew off or were damaged in Hurricanes Irma and María in the fall of 2017.
Tags: blue tarps, Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico, Río Grande
COPI - Post-Maria
On the first full day in Puerto Rico, the Raíces Crew drove through Piñones and Loíza to visit friends who are musicians and work to preserve culture on the island. We made a stop at COPI, a location Raíces had visited on the 2009 cultural exchanges…
Blue Roofs
More blue tarp roofs strewn throughout the mountainsides.
Blue Tarp Roofs
Four months after the storm, thousands of blue roofs were seen in all parts of the island. It was the first sight we saw when descending into Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, and it was a common sight for the Raíces crew to come across…