Two months after storm, FEMA offers to airlift Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico to US mainland [View all]
Source: ABC News
By REX SAKAMOTO Nov 9, 2017, 4:14 AM ET
Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, approximately 3,000 people are still in shelters on the island. Now, FEMA is offering to airlift these Hurricane Maria victims from Puerto Rico to the United States to reach temporary housing.
Under this plan, Puerto Rican residents who were displaced by the hurricane and staying in shelters can choose to relocate to the U.S. mainland.
According to FEMA’s website, the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program "provides short-term lodging assistance for evacuees who are not able to return home for an extended or indeterminate period of time following a disaster."
In a statement to ABC News, a FEMA spokesperson said, "FEMA is working to establish host-state agreements with both Florida and New York to accept those identified survivors."
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/months-storm-fema-offers-airlift-hurricane-maria-victims/story?id=51033149
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