Chicagoans Mobilize To Help Puerto Rico Recover From Earthquakes

By Steve Bynum
A cyclist rides past a destroyed building in Guanica, Puerto Rico. The island was hit by a series of earthquakes over the past couple of weeks, leading to a state of emergency, power outages and millions of dollars of damage.
A cyclist rides past a destroyed building in Guanica, Puerto Rico. The island was hit by a series of earthquakes over the past couple of weeks, leading to a state of emergency, power outages and millions of dollars of damage.
A cyclist rides past a destroyed building in Guanica, Puerto Rico. The island was hit by a series of earthquakes over the past couple of weeks, leading to a state of emergency, power outages and millions of dollars of damage.
A cyclist rides past a destroyed building in Guanica, Puerto Rico. The island was hit by a series of earthquakes over the past couple of weeks, leading to a state of emergency, power outages and millions of dollars of damage.

Chicagoans Mobilize To Help Puerto Rico Recover From Earthquakes

By Steve Bynum
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Arguably, no part of our hemisphere has recently suffered more than the Caribbean. Matters in Puerto Rico are now much worse from a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the island on Friday, just days after its largest earthquake on record struck on Tuesday.

Reset checks in with a local group that has been aiding in Puerto Rico’s recovery since Hurricane Maria leveled the island in 2017.

GUEST: Cristina Pacione-Zayas, co-chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda