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The devastation of Hurricane Maria just five years ago revealed just how unsafe deferred maintenance and aging infrastructure can be—and Puerto Rico is not alone in facing this harsh truth. , redefining freedom and finding joy together in our nuances” points out that “this colonial island and its people are suffering from the compound trauma of natural disasters, political inaction and catastrophic capitalism.” “With all of this in mind here are some local on-the-ground organizations and mutual aid funds providing support.

Puerto Rico Mutual Aid Funds health workshop Western colombia telegram data Solidarity Brigade matrix project Farmers' Ecological Agriculture Engineering soup kitchen Trees blow in the wind in Nagua, Dominican Republic, as Hurricane Fiona passes through. Image Credit: AFP Getty Images Hurricane Fiona made landfall in the Dominican Republic days later, pummeling the country's east causing power outages, flooding and mudslides. Again here are some local on-the-ground organizations and funds to support. Mutual aid organization in the Dominican Republic bogo party jungpim Location-agnostic mutual aid fund organization Sustainable Cabaret Allant neighborhood Mutual Aid Relief Water Crisis Continues in Jackson, Mississippi Nearly 10,000 residents of Jackson, Mississippi, were without water when the city's main water treatment plant failed.

"Don't drink the water," Gov. Tate Reeves said after declaring a state of emergency. “Be smart, protect yourself, protect your family, and protect water resources.” A warning about boiling water — untreated water that can contain contaminants ranging from E. Severe storms that flooded the Pearl River didn't help either. But climate change-induced flooding that affected parts of Kentucky and Missouri earlier this year isn't the only problem here.