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Anhal Adamas Corlisa grew up in San Sebastian on the northwest side of Puerto Rico.

So from childhood, he was used to windy weather, thunderstorms, heavy rain.

But nothing really prepared him for Hurricane George in 1998.

So in Puerto Rico, we cannot evacuate from hurricanes because we're on an island.

So we had to kind of weather the hurricane.

So we were up all night.

And I just remember the winds roaring and the house shaking.

My family had to put these, like, wooden panels to protect the windows and the doors.

And I remember like the wind just hitting those doors.

And that really left an impression on me.

That hurricane really etched into his memory.

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