The Devastation in Puerto Rico, as Seen From Above
From left, DigitalGlobe via Google Earth; Ricardo Arduengo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Though Hurricane Maria had dropped from a Category 5 to a Category 4 storm by the time it reached Puerto Rico,
it was more than powerful enough to rip apart roads and strip trees as it cut a path across the island.
The storm left 80 percent of crop value destroyed, 60 percent of the island without water
and almost the entire island without power, as seen in the nighttime satellite images below.
Juana Matos, a neighborhood in Cataño, near the capital city of San Juan, suffered severe
flooding as a storm surge from nearby San Juan Bay dumped water into coastal communities.
Sept. 25, 5 days after landfall
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Note: Some areas of western central Puerto Rico were partially obscured by clouds on Sept. 25.