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Puerto Rican island community faces unexploded ordnance and health fallout from naval shelling

A Puerto Rican island community continues to deal with unexploded ordnance and reported cancer deaths linked to decades of U.S. naval shelling. The persistent environmental and public-health hazard remains a concern.

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UXO contamination and possible long-term health effects can endanger residents and impede safe land use for decades.

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  1. Cancer deaths and UXOs: Puerto Rican island community living with fallout of decades-long US naval shelling ↗icsf.net · Recorded source date: Sep 14, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC

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