As Puerto Rico weathers both Hurricane Dorian and a political storm, it will turn to a federal agency — the Federal Emergency Management Agency — that is facing upheaval of its own
The spat between President Donald Trump and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz comes while their emergency management teams are dealing with the hurricane, a major effort that requires intensive coordination between local and federal authorities. At the same time, FEMA is in transition.
" The agency also said the disaster relief funds siphoned off for immigration measures leave"approximately $27 billion" still available to respond to disasters including hurricanes. In late September 2017, the fund was stocked with about $5 billion, and it was restocked with another $6.7 billion early that October.
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