On Wednesday, September 20, Hurricane Maria, a powerful Category 4 hurricane made direct landfall on Puerto Rico, bisecting the entire island and drenching it with feet of rain. The island is running out of food, fuel, and access to clean water, and there is limited communication, which means some communities have received no information about the rescue efforts underway.
Various humanitarian organisations and individuals have developed campaigns to help the victims of Hurricane Maria. One of them is Beyonce (bless her).
Beyonce, taking a different approach to hurricane relief awareness- as only Beyonce could- surprised the internet with a remix of the popular Latin hit ‘Mi Gente’, teaming up with Colombian reggaeton artist, J Balvin and Mauritian-French DJ, Willy William. The proceeds from this song are to be donated to hurricane and earthquake relief in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Mexico. Her website lists a number of organisations currently working towards helping victims in these areas.
Check out the full song here:
The original song is also very cool