FEMA sells used trailers, while disaster victims go homeless
The agency routinely auctions off perfectly functioning units for pennies on the dollar after they're 18 months old
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The agency routinely auctions off perfectly functioning units for pennies on the dollar after they're 18 months old
"No one gives you a frick'n survival guide when a hurricane comes and you're destroyed, this is what you need to do," said one resident
Thousands of Puerto Ricans remain homeless, and many complain that the federal government is taking too long to provide basics
Rev. Jamie Johnson said black people turned cities into "slums" and said Islam's only contribution to society was "oil and dead bodies"
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan announced on Friday that troops would begin winding down operations
The north side of Puerto Rico, including San Juan, was plunged back into darkness Thursday when a major power line shut down
The effort will mark the first time the feds have evacuated residents off the island since Hurricane Maria hit in September
A giant, smelly heap of trash is plaguing the Liberty City neighborhood in Miami and it's infuriating residents
The head of FEMA says the agency learned about the Whitefish Energy contract after it had been signed
Spokesman says the federal government had no involvement in the decision to award a $300 million contract to the company
"Electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes. Congress to decide how much to spend," Trump tweeted Thursday
Gov. Ricardo Rossello said two recent deaths are believed to be from the bacterial infection known as Leptospirosis
The president also said officials there should be "proud" they've kept the death toll low, compared to the "real catastrophe" of Hurricane Katrina
It's a long shot, but the island's current human and fiscal crises might be the sparks that light a turnaround
Lawmakers are asking DHS to waive the Jones Act to speed aid to Puerto Rico, after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria; President Trump also weighed in
Hurricane Maria has left millions without power and many without water; slow response could cost "hundreds of lives," mayor warns
"I know that leaders aren't supposed to cry ... but we are having a humanitarian crisis here," San Juan mayor says
Rubio warned that if aid doesn't get to Puerto Rico fast enough, "This could rapidly escalate"
Mayor of Puerto Rico's capital urges FEMA to cut red tape, start distributing food, water on U.S. territory
The island has been devastated by Hurricane Maria, which hit last week, and help has been slow to arrive
North Carolina coast from Surf City northward to state's Virginia border will be affected, U.S. National Hurricane Center says
Even residents with insurance now face a painfully long and hard road ahead -- that is, assuming they do rebuild
On the ground, the search and rescue effort is about knocking on doors -- where there are doors to knock on
As news crews and rescuers pass them by time and again, this community has learned how to rescue each other
"Everybody forgets the little people in between"