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September 26, 2022

Puerto Rican Farmers Hit Hard by Hurricane Fiona at Harvest Time
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In Puerto Rico, about half the island remains without electricity, one
week after Hurricane Fiona brought devastating flooding that overwhelmed
the island's fragile electrical grid. Officials say one in five
households and businesses still have no running water. Meanwhile, Puerto
Rican farmers are warning of a food crisis, after Fiona flooded fields
near peak harvest time, destroying crops of staple foods. A farmers'
association in eastern Puerto Rico says 90% of the plantain crop was
destroyed.


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