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Specifically, the hurricanes severely damaged Puerto Rico’s electricity grid, causing the longest blackout in U.S. history (11 months). To help restore electricity in the aftermath of the hurricanes, including temporary or partial repairs, federal agencies provided about $3.9 billion. In the years since Irma and Maria, we’ve reviewed efforts to rebuild the grid, but have seen little progress. In 2020, we found that FEMA had committed about $10 billion to fund longer-term grid recovery, but several steps remained before FEMA could approve projects, and there was uncertainty about how other available funding would support measures to enhance grid resilience. And when Hurricane Fiona hit in September, it further damaged an already vulnerable electricity grid.
In addition to the electricity grid—Puerto Rico’s roads, hospitals, schools, water systems, and other critical systems were damaged by Maria and Irma. FEMA has obligated about $28 billion to help the island recover from this damage. But we found that, as of August, the government of Puerto Rico has only expended about $5.3 billion (19%) of available funding. The funding Puerto Rico did use was largely spent on emergency work projects, such as debris removal.
Source: https://www.gao.gov/blog/hurricane-recovery-can-take-years-puerto-rico-5-years-show-its-unique-challenges
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41504165
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-garbage-can-anti-immigration-rhetoric-opponents-attacks-rcna177339
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