Friday marks seven years since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Maria was a strong Category 4 storm when it hit on September 20th, 2017. The storm killed about 3,000 people and caused more than $90 billion in damage. Parts of the island are still rebuilding today.

In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. The storm left the entire island without power and nearly 3,000 people dead over the next several months.

The Vice President of the United States and Democratic presidential candidate issued a statement in which she joined “Puerto Ricans in mourning their losses and honoring the island’s resilience after