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A fishing pier destroyed by Hurricane Maria stands in the town of Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. A year ago Thursday, Hurricane Maria slammed ashore in Puerto Rico, decimating the island's power grid, ripping the roofs off houses and causing the deaths of 2,975, according to a study performed by George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health. Photographer: Xavier Garcia/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A fishing pier destroyed by Hurricane Maria stands in the town of Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. A year ago Thursday, Hurricane Maria slammed ashore in Puerto Rico, decimating the island's power grid, ripping the roofs off houses and causing the deaths of 2,975, according to a study performed by George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health. Photographer: Xavier Garcia/Bloomberg via Getty Images