President Trump's administration is releasing billions of dollars in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico that was supposed to be released by September. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Sergo Colin (from left), Jorge Carballo and Althia Meggie, all former workers at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, in Florida, face multiple counts of aggravated manslaughter. Meggie and another nurse face additional charges related to tampering with evidence. Broward County Jail via Getty Images hide caption
Police officers talk to an employee at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood, Fla., in 2017. A number of patients died after the air conditioning stopped following Hurricane Irma, authorities said. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
4 Former Staffers Face Charges Over Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma
A resident of Puerto Rico cleans up just after Hurricane Maria struck the island on Set. 20, 2017 Angel Valentin for NPR hide caption
In this June 13 photo, a residence in the Figueroa neighborhood stands destroyed nine months after Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. On Wednesday a federal judge extended a temporary housing program for territory residents whose homes were destroyed. Carlos Giusti/AP hide caption
"It was a sobering experience. I knew it was bad, but until you see it — I wasn't prepared for it, to be honest with you," Kenny Chesney says. Allister Ann/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kenny Chesney's Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It's About The Moving Forward
Verizon crews pump water from an access tunnel in Manhattan in 2012 after flooding from Superstorm Sandy knocked out underground Internet cables. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
NOAA's GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma as it moved toward the Florida Coast in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 07, 2017. Irma was a Category 5 hurricane, and in its aftermath, some people want a Category 6. NOAA/Getty Images hide caption
People are living in homes where roofs, windows, even walls are missing, using blue tarps to keep the elements at bay. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Virgin Islands Still Recovering From 2017 Hurricanes As New Season Begins
Traffic backed up on Interstate 75 in Jennings, Fla., near the Florida/Georgia state line as people fled Hurricane Irma on Sept. 8, 2017. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Lessons From Hurricane Irma: When To Evacuate And When To Shelter In Place
Larry Dimas walks around his destroyed trailer in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Immokalee, Fla., on Sept. 11, 2017. The World Meteorological Organization will no longer use Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate to name hurricanes. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption
Gabriel Hernandez (left) and Jose Enrique are Puerto Rican chefs named as semifinalists for the best chef of the South category of the 2018 James Beard Awards. The recognition comes as the island's restaurants recover from Hurricane Maria. Daniella Cheslow/NPR; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images hide caption
Trunk Bay on St. John. The U.S. Virgin Islands were hit hard by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Tourism — a large part of the economy — declined as a result, but people are starting to return. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Visitors Slowly Returning To Virgin Islands After Hurricanes' Destruction
Hurricane Irma's high winds destroyed WTJX's radio and television studios in St. Thomas. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Donald Trump waits to step onto the portico for his presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Hurricane Irma significantly damaged nearly 90 percent of government buildings and the island's electricity infrastructure. Now 87 percent of the island's power has been restored. Garson Kelsick/AP hide caption
Jared Haley, general manager of the C-Axis plant in Caguas, Puerto Rico, says computer-operated milling machines like this one can cost more than a half-million dollars. Heat and humidity in the plant after Hurricane Maria left many of the machines inoperable, Haley says. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Puerto Rico's Medical Manufacturers Worry Federal Tax Plan Could Kill Storm Recovery
The Virgin Islands is home to more than 106,000 Americans. More than 33,000 people, which is over a third of the U.S. territory's population, are still awaiting help from FEMA. Ken Thomas/AP hide caption
Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12 in Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Caribbean Buzz Helicopters via AP hide caption
This satellite image taken Friday shows Ophelia churning a path across the Atlantic Ocean, heading northeastward. NASA Earth Observatory hide caption
Flooded houses near Lake Houston on Aug. 30, after the storm called Harvey swept through. Sociologist Clare Cooper Marcus says our homes hold our emotional history — our memories, our hopes, our dreams and pain. In some ways our homes are who we are. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
An iguana perches on a rock in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Gary Hunt/Flickr hide caption
Employees of Key Fisheries, a Marathon, Fla. fish market that was damaged by Hurricane Irma, clean up debris. Their business is closed to the public due to all the damage done by the storm. Frank Morris/NPR hide caption