…disasters, V.I.H.F.A. made known via release Thursday. “The 2017 hurricanes crippled the Virgin Islands and truly revealed our weaknesses in disaster response. This approval is a major win for the territory because this is the fir…
…residents are bouncing back from the collective impacts of the 2017 hurricanes and Covid-19 pandemic, according to a release issued last week. This study is being conducted through the combined efforts of the University of Florida…
Hurricanes Irma and Hurricane Maria struck the territory 40 months ago and St. Croix’s temporary modular facility, called Juan F. Luis Hospital North (JFL North), still has not been completed, causing the STX hospital to lose mone…
…stem from lapses made during the Mapp administration following Hurricanes Irma and Maria's impact on the territory. Mr. Bryan's comments follow a Consortium report on the matter, which cites a Dec. 7 letter sent to Mr. Bryan from …
The 2017 hurricane season was one of the most challenging missions in FEMA’s 40-year history. In less than three weeks hurricanes Irma and Maria would leave trails of devastation across the entire territory and we would be in the …
…westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic," said the National Hurricane Center in its 2:00 a.m. Wednesday forecast. Governor Albert Bryan said the system is projected to affect the U.S. Virgin Islands in some form or another b…
…of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Hurricane Center's 2:00 a.m. forecast. "Gradual development of this system is expected while it moves westward to west-northwestward, and a tropical depression i…
LAKE ARTHUR, La. (AP) — Hurricane Laura pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border early Thursday as a life-thre…
The National Hurricane Center at 2:00 a.m. Tuesday gave the latest weather system in the Atlantic a 70 percent chance to develop into a tropical depression any day now, though its future remains in question due to unfavorable cond…
The National Hurricane Center in its 2:00 a.m. advisory said showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organization in association with a vigorous tropical wave located several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Ve…
…flash flooding and mudslides, according to the National Hurricane Center. In the USVI, the Red Cross is coordinating closely with government partners to support urgent needs of people affected by the storm, the nonprofit said. Her…
…territory's $300 million CDL debt stemmed from the months following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In November 2017, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the territory’s request for a community disaster loan of $500…
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