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Trip up to el yunque, the only tropical rain forest in the united states. or at least they used to. two weeks after hurricane maria, cnn flew a drone at the park entrance. but most of the forest remain out of sight. now we have been given permission to take you inside. if you knew el yunque before, you would not recognize it now. the farther into the forest you go, the greater the destruction. the category 4 storm obliterated the forest, defoliating pretty much all 28,000 acres. the first teams in thought to open roads blocked by trees. now they fight to hold off landslides and maintain access...

Water. >> 20% of the water. it's important we clearwater into that water intakes so that the water supplies can be restored. >> reporter: water isn't the only treasure there are 23 species of trees here found nowhere else. their fate unknown. the same is true for america's only native parrot still living in the wild. it's no wonder the very first people who got to the park were shocked by what they found. even now five weeks after the hurricane, it is still stunning. an entire rain forest canopy that has been ripped away. scientist hannah wood was studying el yunque and climate change when lit...