In 2017, hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, causing major damage to basic infrastructure and leaving many without electricity or access to clean water. If a large enough group of survivors fled to the mainland United States, what term would best apply to this group?

People forced to leave their homes because environmental disasters make their communities unsafe or unlivable are often called climate refugees. Hurricane Maria damaged essential infrastructure and left many people without electricity or clean water, so survivors who fled to the mainland would fit that term. “Demographic victims” and “epidemics” do not describe a displaced group of people.

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