Puerto Rico braces for storm Dorian, one of first tests since 2017
MEXICO CITY - Puerto Rico was bracing on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, closing schools and diverting cruise liners even as it is still struggling to recover from devastating back-to-back hurricanes in 2017.
Having been criticized over the response to the 2017 storms, the White House said in a statement that President Donald Trump had approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico late on Tuesday, allowing for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance in coordination with ongoing disaster preparedness efforts.
Infrastructure ranging from electric power lines to telecommunications and banking networks were in better shape than they had been in 2017, she added. In Puerto Rico, public schools will be closed on Wednesday and public workers have been instructed to stay home, Vazquez said.
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