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As hurricanes put Puerto Rico's government to the test, neighbors keep each other fed

After a pair of devastating hurricanes struck Puerto Rico five years apart, residents of the island have come to rely not on government agencies, but each other.
Lorraine Arroyo Román serves "asopao" during a protest against LUMA Energy in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on Saturday. Román is illuminated by the lights of police vehicles.

On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane María, the worst natural disaster to strike Puerto Rico in modern history, made landfall on the island as a Category 4 storm. This year, a few days before that storm's fifth anniversary, Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico, striking the island's southern and western coasts hardest.

Fiona, a Category 1 hurricane, brought floods, landslides and collapsed roads. In the wake of the storm, it feels like history repeats itself: blackouts, long lines for essential resources like water, food and

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