Irma's Impact on Puerto Rico: A Slideshow

Many Puerto Ricans are left without water or electricity

Photographs by Steph Segarra

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Two people wait for public transportation among the fallen trees in Punta las Marias. 

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Ave. Ponce de León on September 8. City employees clean up the trees that fell and broke in the middle of one of Santurce’s most trafficked areas. 

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Civilians line up to fill plastic containers with drinking water. Almost 221,214 people were left without water after Irma passed. 

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A fallen flamboyan in Punta las Marias. 

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Liro, a local from Isla Verde, helps his friend Alex clean up branches in the area where Alex sets up his coconut booth.

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Alexander Escalera has been selling coconuts on this corner with his dad since he was little. He is happy that the damage was minor and says he will be ready to sell in no time. 

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Steve Maldonado studies a fallen tree in the area of Rio Piedras. It's a Moca tree, also known as a partridge wood tree, originally from Mexico and South America. 

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September 8, 9:15 A.M. on Ave. Ponce de León. An officer directs traffic. There hasn’t been any power in one of the main avenues of the metropolitan area for the last three days. The officers have been working around the clock to ensure no traffic accidents happen due to failing traffic lights. 

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Three boys catch fish near their house since the tide came in and flooded the pavement. 

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Dead fish end up on the pavement near Caño Martín Peña in Peninsula Cantera due to high tide. 

While many Puerto Ricans have been left without electricity or water, the damage has been less than expected. Residents are working together to pick up the pieces. 

Freelance photographer Steph Segarra documents the aftermath.