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[138] In an update on October 19, the agency called the situation in Puerto Rico "unacceptable" and called for "a more robust and efficient response from the US government". [139] A rally for victims of the hurricane and Puerto Rico's status in general, in Long Beach, California, on October 3. On October 3, 2017, President Trump visited Puerto ...
1970 – Caribbean–Azores hurricane struck Puerto Rico as a tropical depression, it was the wettest tropical cyclone on record to affect Puerto Rico. [90] The depression left 10,000 people homeless across Puerto Rico, [91] with 3,000 housed in emergency shelters in San Juan. [92] At least 600 houses were destroyed and another 1,000 damaged. [93]
In Puerto Rico, the highest rainfall total was 2.4 inches (61 mm) in Rio Piedras. [5] August 22–23 – Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.7 inches (322 mm) in Salinas. The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, collapsing two bridges and one road.
The United States’ mainland East Coast has little to worry about from the hurricane, the tropical storm or, for now, the third system that’s in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National ...
'18 Months After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Still Struggling' – video news report from Voice of America. Puerto Rico is a major manufacturer of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, which represent 30% of its economy. [197] These factories shut down or greatly reduced production because of the hurricane, and were slowly recovering since. [198]
Fiona may produce 12 to 18 inches of rain in Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center. That figure may reach 30 inches in the southern and eastern regions. That figure may reach 30 ...
Tropical Storm Earl could bring floods to Puerto Rico. Howard Cohen. September 3, 2022 at 6:07 AM. ... U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico over the weekend. Flash, urban and small ...
Puerto Rico's governor, Pedro Rosselló banned all liquor sales and ordered the Puerto Rico Police to open all the shelters throughout the island. [3] Banks and schools closed and flights were canceled as Puerto Rico braced for the upcoming impact. More than 1,000 people left their homes for shelters in towns of San Juan, Arecibo and Mayagüez.