About 75% of Immokalee's population is Latino; agricultural workers earning an average of $1,400 per month, while the most affordable housing costs $1,500 for a mobile home in poor condition. So, each trailer is usually shared by two families, or more. After the passage of Irma, many of these homes were left uninhabitable, but for their undocumented tenants there are no other options.

During Hurricane Maria, well-known Puerto Rican percussionist Tito Matos lost the building where he gave weekly children’s workshops on ‘plena,’ a type of Puerto Rican folkloric music. But that didn’t stop him from continuing to share the folklore. On October 4 he took his instruments to the Plaza del Indio in San Juan to play. In the midst of stress over long lines, no electricity or water, and damage from Hurricane Maria, Matos summoned both adults and children to enjoy the music of their ancestors.

Half of the more than 100 families that lived in the same trailer park as Yolanda, in Islamorada, have already left the island. Months after Irma damaged one of every five homes in the Florida Keys, the prospect for those who insist on staying in modest low-income housing is still bleak. Yolanda lost the mobile home she bought with her savings. Without compensation from FEMA, she cannot afford to enjoy her retirement because she doesn’t have enough money for repairs and reconstruction.

Karen Carter is a resident of Ramrod Key and has not yet recovered from the impact of the devastation on her island. Average rent is around $2,500, which is why she chose to live in a boat that was lost in Hurricane Irma. Nor is there, she claims, a firm commitment by the government to assist the disaster victims. Karen has no idea where to begin to rebuild her life.

"En cualquier momento esta es una tragedia, pero es mucho peor porque pasó en la víspera de la Navidad", indicó el sheriff del condado Polk, Grady Judd, sobre el incidente. Su investigación preliminar indica que un padre y sus dos hijas están entre quienes fallecieron.

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