Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico with record-breaking rains.

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By Kate YoderSep 21, 2017, 3:49 pm107 pts
The most powerful hurricane to hit the island in nearly a century brought ravaging winds and rainfall on Wednesday, destroying homes, knocking out all of the power, and snapping concrete poles in half. Maria wrecked many repairs that had just been completed after Irma swiped at Puerto Rico two weeks ago. The…

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