Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: MunaFebruary 2003 akatanga University Institute for Community Development (UICD), iyo yakabatsira vanhu vanopfuura makumi manomwe neshanu munharaunda dzakatenderedza archipelago yePuerto Rico nerubatsiro rwevadzidzisi gumi nevatatu uye vadzidzi zana nemakumi mashanu kusvika mazana maviri kubva kunzvimbo dzinopfuura makumi maviri kubva kune hunyanzvi nesainzi. Ikoku kunoitwa kupfurikidza nenzira yokutsvakurudza chiito chokugoverana, uko kunobatanidza kuenda kunzanga dzinotambura dziri pedyo napano vadzidzi vanogara ndokushanda navagari kuti vawedzere mararamire avo. Muenzaniso waikoku kugadzirwa nokuvakwa kwegomba remvura romunzanga muMaizales, Naguabo. Zviitiko izvi hazvingobatsiri vadzidzi mukuzvimiririra, asiwo mukuvagadzirira nokuda kwoupenyu hwevakuru pamwe chete nokuzvicherekedza muchinyorwa chavo sechidzidzo chekuongorora. Kuburikidza neUICD, Seijo akabatana nevadzidzi vanobva kuLyle School of Civil Engineering paPurdue, kuburikidza neEPICS yavo purogiramu, kuti vagadzire hurongwa hutsva hwemvura munharaunda yeHumatas, Añasco. Kubatanidzwa kwavanjinjiniya kunovambirawo pa"purogiramu dzokudya uye dzokurima" kusvikira ku"tsigiro kumasangano evakweguru nevana". Pashure
Hurricane María, sangano rakagamuchira rubatsiro kubva kuPuerto Rico Relief Fund yeSouth Central Wisconsin kuita kuti nharaunda yeGuayabota, Yabucoa irambe iripo maererano nezvokudya, simba remagetsi uye pombi dzemvura. Pashure peDutu, mipiro yezvinhu zvakawanda yakasvika zvokuti aifanira kuichengeta muhofisi make.