These photos show us Puerto Rico – specifically San Juan – just before Hurricane Maria, and just after. The devastation is apparent. The capital city actually compares favorably to rural, remote areas with weaker structures that have been completely obliterated; crops and businesses PHOTOS ADAM ORTIZwere washed away and most of the island was left with no electricity or clean drinking water. The category 4 hurricane struck Puerto Rico squarely on September 20.