The anticipatory action program would be deployed in Philippines, Kenya, Colombia and Puerto Rico to provide preventative humanitarian assistance and pre-disaster financial support. #NewsismyBusiness
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane María approaches, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation will join the San Juan FEMA Disaster Recovery Center on Sept.13-15th to provide disaster relief aid to Puerto Rican communities, representatives said.
As Puerto Rico begins to transition from the response phase to recovery, Michael Byrne, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s coordinating officer for Puerto Rico, said the process moving forward will include an “unbelievable amount of common sense” and experience from prior disasters to rebuild the island.
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