Chicagoans step up to aid ravaged Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

The Chicago area’s large Puerto Rican community is rallying after Hurricane Fiona struck friends and family back home.

Puerto Rico Tropical Weather
Playa Salinas is flooded after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Alejandro Granadillo / AP Photo
Puerto Rico Tropical Weather
Playa Salinas is flooded after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Alejandro Granadillo / AP Photo

Chicagoans step up to aid ravaged Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona

The Chicago area’s large Puerto Rican community is rallying after Hurricane Fiona struck friends and family back home.

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The storm knocked out power and water to much of the island and brought torrential rain that is causing landslides, flooding roads, and even sweeping away bridges.

Reset talks to a Chicagoan whose group is stepping up to provide aid.

GUEST: Jessie Fuentes, co-chair of the Puerto Rican Agenda