FEMA official defends agency over water bottles left in Puerto Rico
The images of huge stacks of bottled water sitting on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico began circulating on Tuesday
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The images of huge stacks of bottled water sitting on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico began circulating on Tuesday
Report says House panel shielded president from scrutiny and ignored "lessons learned after Hurricane Katrina"
"We'll handle it, we're ready, we're able," Trump urged followers of the impending hurricane
CBS News' David Begnaud, who has covered the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, examines the president's claim
Puerto Rico's governor recently revised the official death toll for Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975
The report said that FEMA had to assume many responsibilities of the local government given the loss of power and communications
"President Trump never tried to help Puerto Rico. Florida got attention, Texas got attention, and Puerto Rico got the short end of the stick," Cuomo said Sunday
Judge denies effort to force government to continue providing aid that has allowed evacuees to live in hotels
An independent review found hurricane killed an estimated 2,975 people – more than 46 times the original official death toll of 64
A new analysis reveals that Hurricane Maria is America's deadliest natural disaster in more than 100 years
New study explains why the initial government report of 64 dead fell far short of reflecting the actual toll of the storm
"The story isn't about what Maria did to Puerto Rico," said Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico. "Its about what people achieved after Maria"
There are also about 10 containers filled with non-perishable supplies that sat at the government facility for 11 months
The campaign also plans protests at Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower in September coinciding with the anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall in Puerto Rico
The death toll from Hurricane Maria has long been scrutinized and debated
New estimate of 1,139 deaths is many times higher than the official government death toll – but not as high as another recent study
The "Hamilton" playwright said Sunday during a visit to the island that he hopes the fund will grow to $15 million in upcoming years
An official said the turmoil has fueled delays in launching $1.4 billion worth of work that includes replacing creaky wooden power poles vulnerable to collapse in the next storm
There have been complaints of understaffing, bad odors and backlogs in the handling of bodies at the Institute of Forensic Scienc
FEMA said its warehouse was nearly empited out after Hurricane Irma, and there was no time to replenish before Maria hit on Sept. 19
Atlantic season's first hurricane was vastly weaker system by time it arrived and largely spared them but they're not out of woods, forecasters say
Nearly 1,700 Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees living in hotels across the U.S. are awaiting a federal judge's decision on their next home
Blue tarps or sturdier plastic sheets installed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are still widely visible around the island nearly nine months after a devastating storm
Doctors on the island say they are seeing an alarming rise in the number and severity of asthma cases that they attribute to destruction caused by the deadly hurricane
Chronic supply disruptions of some of the most basic treatments are another reason U.S. health care is so expensive