Reggaetón And The Search For Identity After Hurricane María
It's not easy packing your bags and saying goodbye to your family after a Category 5 hurricane has wiped out what you call home, leaving so many places — tied so closely with childhood memories and routine — bare and unusable.
Around 179,000 Puerto Ricans fled the island in the months following Hurricane María, with 69,000 moving to Florida alone. Nearly all power on the island has now been restored, but the aging electric grid is still suffering from abrupt outages. FEMA is already preparing for this year's hurricane season.
Kevin Ortiz was studying at the University of Puerto Rico before fleeing the island after the storm decimated his hometown. After caring for his sister, who had to be transferred to a hospital in Florida due to the lack of
