They're engaging in a familiar waiting game, just five years after another hurricane tore through the region.
Homes are flooded on Salinas Beach after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico.New Yorkers with ties to Puerto Rico are reeling after Hurricane Fiona left much of the island without food and water.
Many of the same local organizations that sprung into action during Hurricane Maria are helping again. Among them, the New York-based national nonprofit theis accepting donations. Juan Ramos, the head of the Williamsburg group Southside United, said his group was in contact with the Hispanic Federation and other local organizations in Puerto Rico about next steps. Five years ago, his group partnered with other organizations to collect and fly personal-care items to Puerto Rico.
"He wanted to know if we could send Spanish-speaking police officers to help respond to the needs of citizens, traffic and lifting up and helping remove barriers on the street,” Hochul said Monday at her Manhattan office. “They wanted people that were trained in law enforcement.” Three people inside a house await rescue from the floods caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico.Three people inside a house await rescue from the floods caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico.
Diaz said he learned Monday afternoon his relatives were safe, but he’s still processing reports about the widespread devastation.
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