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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.
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]
Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and Florida 4,078+ believed dead total. About 2,500 died in Florida and 500 in the U.S. possession of Puerto Rico. 1927 Flood: 246 $400 million Great Mississippi Flood of 1927: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee: 1926 Tornado: 16 La Plata Tornado of 1926: La Plata, Maryland
In San Germán, Puerto Rico, residents are frustrated their town with "terrible destruction" were initially excluded from applying for individual FEMA assistance.
With the rise of climate change, more severe natural disasters are happening each year, and the stats show that many communities impacted aren't getting the help they need. According to the ...
FEMA Disaster Code: Year Declared: Disaster Type: Notes FL Hurricane Milton: EM-3622-FL 2024 Hurricane [4] FL HURRICANE MILTON EM-3623-FL 2024 Hurricane GU TROPICAL STORM BOLAVEN EM-3601-GU 2024 Tropical Storm MP TROPICAL STORM BOLAVEN EM-3602-MP 2024 Tropical Storm VI ELEVATED LEVELS OF LEAD AND COPPER IN THE WATER SUPPLY EM-3603-VI 2024 Other CT
Pages in category "Natural disasters in Puerto Rico" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
FEMA is being accused of changing its Puerto Rico disaster relief website in order to make the recovery effort appear more positive than it is. FEMA is being accused of changing its Puerto Rico ...