# Hurricane Maria: The destructive storm Puerto Rico still feels today

https://mins.news/en/video/66407

- CNN, 2026-09-20 16:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQGgOqkihs

> Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, after devastating several Caribbean islands. Former CNN correspondent Leyla Santiago was among the first journalists to reach remote parts of the island, where food and water were scarce and the entire territory had lost power.