This music video says about itself:

West Side Story – Maria (Carreras)

19 December 2012

MARIA

Tony: Josep Carreras

Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim

Maria is a very widespread women’s name; with variations in some languages like Mary in English and Mariam in Arabic.

In the song Maria in the musical West Side Story, it stands for a lovely Puerto Rican girl whom the character Tony falls in love with.

The Maria we read about these days has also to do with Puerto Rico, but is far from lovely.

From the Rolling Harbour Abaco blog about the Bahamas:

HURRICANE MARIA: TRACKING UPDATE SEP 19th (Abaco, Bahamas)

September 19, 2017

In the life of a massive Cat. 5 hurricane, a lot can happen over 24 hours. One source reports ‘mind-boggling devastation’ on Dominica. Other islands on the storm’s path are braced for their…