Time’s running out: The frail in Puerto Rico face end of hurricane relief programs
Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of San Juan, is a rigid reminder of Tropical cyclone Maria’s irreconcilable power. “See, that tree barren off that limb, which is as clear as a tree — and now it’s in my yard,” translated Maldonado, a 65-year-old retiree. The downed tree — and the rats…