Advertisement'I Need A Strong House': After Maria, One Puerto Rican Grapples With How To RebuildOctober 02, 2017Merrit KennedyfacebookEmailAngel Joel Alvarez Lopez stands by the door of his wood house above his mother's cement house in the Bayamon municipality outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria. He built this wood-and-tin second floor addition about 15 years ago. (Angel Valentin for NPR)