RAND Research Topic: Puerto Rico2024-03-23T02:44:45ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/puerto-rico.htmlDisaster Recovery in Puerto Rico: Q&A with Marielena LaraRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2021/04/disaster-recovery-in-puerto-rico-qa-with-marielena.html2021-04-26T13:30:00Z2021-04-26T13:30:00ZWhen Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, it peeled roofs from houses, turned roads into rivers, and left millions of people without electricity or safe drinking water. Marielena Lara, a senior physician policy researcher at RAND, was grateful to be part of the recovery planning.