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- ↑ John D. Sutter; Leyla Santiago; Khushbu Shah; McKenna Ewen (20 November 2017). "Puerto Rico's uncounted hurricane deaths". CNN.
- ↑ "Aislados y sin ayuda: en las montañas de Puerto Rico la asistencia tras el huracán María tarda en llegar [Isolated and without help: in the mountains of Puerto Rican assistance after Hurricane Maria comes late]". Univision.