They survived a tanking economy, Hurricane Maria and political strife. But earthquakes proved to be too much.
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New York The beefy ex-cop sleeps in a twin-size trundle bed a few inches off the hardwood floor. His wife, their 17-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son rest on the attached full-size bed, and their 16-year-old son turns in on the upper bunk. Another couple and their 10-year-old son share a queen-size bed in the next room.Three other families sleep on hulking inflatable mattresses that, when propped up during the day, block out the sunlight in the dining and living rooms. This is life these days for more than a dozen of Jodie Roure's relatives who fled a swarm of earthquakes that have hit Puerto Rico since late December.
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