Puerto Rico Teacher Eager To Get Back To School After Hurricane Maria

04:15

Updated September 28, 2017

Furniture damaged by Hurricane Maria and debris are seen on a street in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 25, 2017. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)

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In Puerto Rico, there is still a struggle to deliver aid to those who need it most after Hurricane Maria.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Lizmarie Vázquez Martínez, a first-grade teacher from Toa Alta, about the challenges she's facing and her hopes to return to the classroom.

Note: Puerto Rico is looking for licensed truck drivers to replace those who can't get to trucks to deliver supplies. Here's more information (in Spanish).

This article was originally published on September 28, 2017.

This segment aired on September 28, 2017.

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