After Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, many on the island moved to the mainland United States while their community recovered, leaving most of their possessions behind.

Some evacuees even had to leave their dogs behind on the island—but one local animal rescue wanted to change that.

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The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando flew in a group of dogs from the island to reunite them with their owners Sunday.

According to the pet rescue, one man traveled from Texas to be reunited with his dog.

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UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

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