In the wake of devastation left from Hurricane Fiona, the Puerto Rican Student Association at UCF held a remembrance event at the main campus reflecting pond for Hurricane Maria’s 5-year anniversary of making landfall to the island.
To this date, Puerto Rico has suffered an estimated 43 billion dollars in damage to the island which is still recovering with a fragile power grid.
The student association held a remembrance event Tuesday afternoon to reflect on the country of Puerto Rico’s resilience after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. The UCF group released a statement on the event beforehand:
“We will be reflecting on Puerto Rico’s resilience and powerful optimism that keeps our island going,” The UCF student association said in a statement. “Hurricane Maria destroyed houses, schools, roads, but our people brought it back up with hard work and perseverance.”
UCF has reported 345 students who have benefited from an approved special wavier to receive in-state tuition rates after coming to the University because of the effects of Hurricane Maria.
