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Article: Cuomo Announces Clinton Declares Puerto Rico a Major Disaster Area, Making Millions of Dollars in Aid Available
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 24, 1998
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept. 24 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced
today that President Clinton has declared Puerto Rico a major
disaster area, making millions of dollars in federal aid available
to help the Commonwealth and its people recover from severe
damage caused by Hurricane Georges.
Cuomo, who was sent to Puerto Rico by the President as the head
of a federal delegation, said HUD's portion of the assistance
includes up to $39 million in new emergency grants to the Puerto Rico
Public Housing Authority. The funds will be used to help repair
damage to public housing on the island. There are 57,065 units of
public housing in Puerto ...