In D.C., Protesters March in Solidarity With Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of hit hip-hop musical "Hamilton," attended the march.

Protesters marched Sunday in Washington in solidarity with hurricane-hit Puerto Rico, criticizing the lackluster US response to the storm and calling for reform. Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September, ravaging the US territory's infrastructure. Some 50 percent of its population of 3.4 million people still lacks electricity more than two months later. Demonstrators gathered…

 

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