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A National Hurricane Center chart showing the expected trajectory of Hurricane Maria.

María abandons Puerto Rico leaving serious damages

By Yamily Habib

The eye of Hurricane Maria has left Puerto Rico but the danger continues on the island.

View of the damage caused by Hurricane Maria on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as it passes through San Juan (Puerto Rico). Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rosello, said that Hurricane Maria, which landed in the southeast of the island with category 4 and winds of 155 miles per hour, will be "devastating" for the territory. EFE / Thais Llorca

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View of the damages in Puebla, Mexico, today, Tuesday, September 19, 2017, after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that shook the Mexican capital strongly and caused panic scenes just as 32 years of powerful earthquake that caused thousands of deaths. EFE / Francisco Guasco

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Winds of up to 250 kilometers per hour have hit the island of Puerto Rico this Wednesday, September 20. Source: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/

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A National Hurricane Center chart showing the expected trajectory of Hurricane Maria.

María abandons Puerto Rico leaving serious damages

View of the damage caused by Hurricane Maria on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, as it passes through San Juan (Puerto Rico). Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rosello, said that Hurricane Maria, which landed in the southeast of the island with category 4 and winds of 155 miles per hour, will be "devastating" for the territory. EFE / Thais Llorca

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The murals in the Polyforum Cultural by famed Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros, in Mexico City, Mexico. EPA-EFE/Mexico City Culture Secretariat

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A photograph showing Trigidia Gimenez, considered the largest producer of cañahua in Bolivia, explaining the grain's benefits in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, on Sept. 14, 2017. EFE/Martin Alipaz

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Fotografía cedida por la Familia OíCadiz hoy, martes 12 de septiembre de 2017, de un detalle del mural de Fountain Valley de Sergio OíCadiz Moctezuma, parte de la exposición "Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA", en Los Ángeles (EE.UU.). EFE/Familia OíCadiz

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A woman covers her mouth with her hand on which is written "Enough of silence", during a demonstration to reject and demand justice for the murder of Mexican Mara Fernanda Castillo, who was found dead on Sept. 15, 2017 after takin a Cabify Vehicle, in Puebla, Mexico, Sept. 18, 2017. EPA-EFE/Francisco Guasco

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Spain's expert in tourism marketing and the innovation director at Riviera Maya Sostenible, David Vicent, attended the 3rd Regional Congress of Hospitality and Tourism in Panama City, Panama, on Sept. 11, 2017. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Bolivar

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General view of the Sapica's Footwear fair, in Leon, Mexico on Aug. 30, 2017. EPA-EFE/Ulises Ruiz Basurto

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