Stories: After Maria: RinaldiPuertoRico03

Arecibo, Puerto Rico -- 10/01/2017 - When a river surged it drowned many of the cattle and calves at the Ortiz Rodriguez Dairy Farm in Arecibo. With at least 180 cattle and another 100 calves dead, Alfredo Crespo, a friend of the owner, wondered if the farm would ever recover. “But this isn’t just bad for him,” he said. “The entire island relies on agriculture, and without this, there will be big problems.”

Arecibo, Puerto Rico -- 10/01/2017 - When a river surged it drowned many of the cattle and calves at the Ortiz Rodriguez Dairy Farm in Arecibo. With at least 180 cattle and another 100 calves dead, Alfredo Crespo, a friend of the owner, wondered if the farm would ever recover. “But this isn’t just bad for him,” he said. “The entire island relies on agriculture, and without this, there will be big problems.”