Washington Post - Thousands of communities across Puerto Rico that stood to benefit from nearly $5.6 billion in federal funds to ensure access to safe drinking water after a storm if the grid were to falter again. After Maria, thousands died, some from waterborne disease outbreaks, when the power and water weren’t restored for months. Five years later, the island’s electrical system remains fragile despite an even larger infusion of Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to repair the grid and make it more resilient against future storms.