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Hurricane Maria Brings Life-Threatening Winds To Puerto Rico

NPR
Published September 20, 2017 at 12:33 PM EDT
Residents seek shelter inside Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early on Sept. 20, 2017, as Hurricane Maria passes the island. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)
Residents seek shelter inside Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early on Sept. 20, 2017, as Hurricane Maria passes the island. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)

Maria is moving across Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane, with 155 mph winds. It’s the strongest storm to hammer the island in 80 years.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Miguel Santiago (@Johstean) of Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico, who is riding out the storm in San Juan.

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