Puerto Rico requests FEMA assistance from Biden administration
: Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell traveled to Puerto Rico on Tuesday to meet with the governor, assess the devastation and get a briefing on power restoration efforts, a FEMA spokesperson told Axios.a federal disaster for Puerto Rico, mobilizing delivery of aid to the island.
But what the governor is asking for, which will need Biden's approval, will allow additional federal funds to help with disaster relief.
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