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Edwin Delgado Rivera stands behind the counter of his oyster shack in Loiza, Puerto Rico, which sustained heavy damage by the destructive path of Hurricane Maria.

'You Have To Try': Puerto Ricans, Without Power, Find Ways Forward

Hurricane Maria knocked out power across the entire island, and many areas lack running water. Doing laundry, turning on the lights, eating dinner: Everyday life has become a constant challenge.

A boy cools down near a waterfall in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic, near the border with Haiti. Local legend has it that Haitians hid in the caves behind the waterfall during the 1937 massacre.

80 Years On, Dominicans And Haitians Revisit Painful Memories Of Parsley Massacre

This week marks the anniversary of the 1937 massacre, in which Dominican soldiers targeted Haitians living near the Dominican-Haitian border. A team from NPR's Latino USA gathered survivors' memories.

Morzina, a 40-year-old Rohingya refugee from Tangbazar, Myanmar, winces in pain at the Sadar Hospital in the Bangladeshi town of Cox's Bazar. Soldiers from Myanmar's army smashed her in the ribs with a rifle butt as they raided her home in early September.

PHOTOS: Intimate Pictures Capture The Pain Of The Rohingya

Photographer Tommy Trenchard spent time in Bangladesh with refugees who have run for their lives.

Juan Pablo Santos cleans up the debris from his shed near Aibonito, Puerto Rico, after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

With Bottles And Buckets, Puerto Ricans Seek The Water To Survive

The damage left by Hurricane Maria has disabled running water for many in Puerto Rico. People are driving to mountain springs to fill empty soda bottles and heading to rivers to do their laundry.

Relatives of people who are presumed still buried beneath the rubble await news of rescue efforts in Mexico City on Tuesday.

Some Survivors Of Mexico's Quake Wonder: When Can We Go Home?

Rescue efforts will soon come to a close in Mexico, where a 7.1 magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people. Survivors displaced from damaged homes don't know when they'll get the OK to return.

Angel Joel Alvarez Lopez stands by the door of his wood house above his mother's cement house in the Bayamon municipality outside San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria. He built this wood-and-tin second floor addition about 15 years ago.

'I Need A Strong House': After Maria, One Puerto Rican Grapples With How To Rebuild

"I need a strong house," says Angel Joel Alvarez Lopez, whose roof was ripped off his home. Rain is pouring in. Now, he's looking ahead to months of building and trying to determine his next steps.

A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International.

U.S. Slashes Funds For Family Planning In Madagascar

The Trump administration has cut off funding to international groups that perform or promote abortion. That could mean a shutdown of family planning clinics in the African island.

Indonesian soldiers stand guard over members of the youth wing of the Indonesian Communist Party, who were packed into a truck to be taken to a Jakarta prison in October 1965. Over the next few months, the government's military leadership carried out the systematic execution of hundreds of thousands of people.

Declassified Files Lay Bare U.S. Knowledge Of Mass Murders In Indonesia

The Indonesian military systematically killed at least half a million people in the 1960s. Documents released Tuesday show U.S. officials knew about it from the start — and stood by as it unfolded.

First Mate Aaron Isenhour steers the MV LeConte, a ferry heading from Haines, Alaska to the state capital, Juneau.

In Southeast Alaska, The Ferry System Is A Lifeline

In most of the Inside Passage, there are no roads connecting the communities, so Alaskans depend heavily on ferries: the Alaska Marine Highway System.

The Washington Admirals quidditch team practices at Thomas Jefferson Community and Fitness Center in Arlington, Va. The real-life sport was inspired by the magical one described in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, in which players fly about on broomsticks.

There May Not Be Flying, But Quidditch Still Creates Magic

Quidditch leapt from the screen to real-life muggle fields in 2005. Now, it's grown big enough to have a major league, and the intensity and athleticism involved is anything but fictional.

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