Virgin Islands Hurricane Maria (EM-3390)

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Two of the most powerful hurricanes in history, Hurricane Maria and Irma invaded the Caribbean September in 2017 and took thousands of lives, homes and homes in areas such as Puerto Rico, Dominica and the Virgin Islands. The business GlobalGiving community responded quickly, quickly bringing peace of mind to a devastating community. A year later, they still need your help.

In Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, many citizens still can not use basic services such as clean water and electricity. Hurricane Irma and Mary have passed these islands more than three months ago, but few have helped American compatriots recover from these storms. This bill does not include exemption from local cost-sharing for Puerto Rico or US Virgin Islands. After the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, Congress abandoned the local cost-sharing requirement.

In September, the US Virgin Islands suffered severe damage on September 6 hurricane Ilum attack. After that, only two weeks later on September 20, Hurricane Maria, the second category 5 hurricane occurred in weeks. I attack. People have to recover from preparation to preparation. In particular, St. Thomas - the hurricane wind experienced two storms with storm surges and widespread flooding, over 200 miles per hour, damaging houses, businesses, roads and the like. In just one month, everyone living in the Virgin Islands had some influence on their lives. In Iggies, the damage is also very big.