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ThurberMingus  ·  2628 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Irma is going to be a Cat4 Hurricane, heading for Florida and the Gulf of Mexico

Hopefully Puerto Rico d̶i̶d̶n̶'̶t̶ doesn't get a direct hit. They have so many other problems they don't have the resources to rebuild:

    "Despite the economic challenges Puerto Rico is facing, the approved budget has $15 million for the emergency fund,” Rosselló said in a statement.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-irma-puertorico/puerto-rico-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-hurricane-irma-idUSKCN1BF25W

    Ricardo Ramos, the director of Puerto Rico’s power company, predicted the storm could leave some areas of the US territory without electricity for four to six months.

    The power company’s system has deteriorated greatly amid Puerto Rico’s decade-long recession, and the territory experienced an islandwide outage last year.

    Governor Ricardo Rossello, echoed the concerns, saying: “It’s no secret that the infrastructure of the Puerto Rico Power Authority is deteriorated.” Rossello has activated the National Guard, cancelled school for Tuesday and declared a half-day of work.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/05/hurricane-irma-states-of-emergency-puerto-rico-caribbean