President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Puerto Rico and Florida next week in the wake of the destruction left by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, the White House announced on Saturday.
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Puerto Rico and Florida next week in the wake of the destruction left by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, the White House announced Saturday. They will first travel to Puerto Rico on Monday, followed by a trip to Florida on Wednesday.as a Category 1 hurricane, causing devastating damage and leaving a large swath of the island without power or running water.
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi reported Thursday that more than 270,000 customers out of 1.47 million were still without power, and more than 100,000 customers out of 1.2 million without water service, according to the Associated Press.from the Puerto Rico Department of Health, at least 13 deaths were confirmed to have been attributed to the storm., which slammed the island as a Category 4 storm in 2017. Maria was responsible for the deaths of nearly 3,000 people.
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