More than 1,000 quakes jolted Puerto Rico during the first two weeks of the year, according to the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, among them a 5.9-magnitude aftershock on Saturday.
Brandon Andino, 15, was walking around the shelter with his kitten, Taimary. The island's Education Department plans to start classes next week, but Brandon hadn't heard whether his school was among those cleared to open after it was inspected. Rivera, Ana Sofia's mother, wasn't sure whether her daughter's school would be opening, either."Things have been tough in Puerto Rico for a while," he said.The most likely scenario for Puerto Rico, according to the U.S.
Santana said Almodóvar Caraballo lived in one of Guánica's housing projects. Inspectors had determined that his building was safe — for now. Puerto Rico's Office of Emergency Management estimates that more than 8,000 people have sought refuge in outdoor shelters. Fewer than half are in government-run shelters; the rest are in informal shelters or in shelters run by non-governmental organizations.Gabriella N. Baez / for NBC news
"It's been very awful to see people sleeping outside because they're scared to sleep inside their own house," he said.
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