Thompson Pump Still Playing Integral Recovery Role in Puerto Rico
A Year After Hurricane Maria
The catastrophic damage of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has left a profound impact on the country and its citizens. And now, one year later, Thompson Pump and its employees are still on the island helping citizens recover from the aftermath of the worst storm in the country’s history – providing safe drinking water to 250,000 citizens every day.
Hurricane Maria’s sustained winds of more than 150 mph, plus more than 30 inches of rain, left behind a path of destruction, including an area in Puerto Rico near the Guajataca Dam. Three days after Hurricane Maria hit the island, more than 70,000 area homes were evacuated when the 90-year-old dam’s spillway started to collapse and there was concern the entire dam would fail.