New York State and New York City, home to the largest Puerto Rican and Dominican populations outside of the Caribbean, are all hands on deck in the wake of Hurricane Fiona that hit last week.
Every level of government is advocating that more federal and local aid be sent for people currently without electricity, food, water, gas, and medical assistance.
Hurricane Fiona has left at least 21 Puerto Rican people dead and thousands without power or running water since Monday. There was mainly flooding in PR with over 30 inches of rain in some parts and heavy winds in DR. At a rally in Manhattan’s Foley Square, New Yorkers who have lost family members during both storms as well as immigrant rights advocates grieved for their extended communities and are livid about the historic “colonialism” that plagues the relations between the island and the U.S.
Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana Coordinator Jonathan Soto spoke about the brazen “imprint of injustice” on the initial FEMA maps, which indicate flood zones in need of aid, that left out some 22 central and west coast towns in PR significantly damaged by the hurricane.
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