Many people who sought shelter in Puerto Rico from harder-hit islands nearby are unfortunately seeking shelter once more. "We're going to lose a lot of infrastructure in Puerto Rico. "This is going to impact all of Puerto Rico with a force and violence that we haven't seen for several generations," said Puerto Rico Gov. Puerto Rico reports about 63,500 people are still without power and another 200 are still in shelters on the island. Residents on both islands quickly switched from recovery efforts back to preparations against impending flooding and disparaging winds. Virgin Islands are still reeling from devastation caused by Hurricane Irma two weeks ago, creating a major concern for loose debris, which can become extremely dangerous projectiles.
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"I don't know how to make this any clearer."Ĭommunities in the U.S. Otherwise, you're going to die," said Hector Pesquera, the island's public safety commissioner. Weather models predicted Puerto Rico would receive 20-25 inches of rain and 6 to 9 feet of storm surge, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The storm is heading along a path similar to the devastating Hurricane Irma. "We also are getting accountability of everybody,” he said, “making sure we know where they're sleeping, how they're posturing and taking care of them, so right after the disaster, we can push into the community and start relief efforts."Įarlier, Maria made landfall on the nearby island of Dominica as a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds, causing widespread damage. "We also have an increased amount of and other civil agencies personnel bedding down with us," Barry said. He spoke about the amount of responsibility to account for personnel this time around because of increased personnel at the Estate Bethlehem Military Compound. "We are adapting a forward posture to ensure that the people of the Virgin Islands are taken care of," Barry added. Ryan Barry, acting joint operations center battle captain for the night shift. "We spent the last 48 hours coming up with a good bed-down plan for forces and any forces still on the ground," said Army Maj. Joint operations center personnel have spent the last 48 hours preparing for the second natural disaster in two weeks.
Virgin Islands National Guard is once again preparing for another massive storm this one, coming at St. With Maria following a similar path as Hurricane Irma, the U.S.
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