Today’s FEMA SitRep on Puerto Rico and USVI after the hurricanes
October 22nd, 2017Puerto Rico
• Shelters: 92 shelters open with 4,154 (-102) occupants
• Disaster Assistance Registrations: 792k Power Outages / Restoration
• 21.6% (+5%) of customers with power restored
• 25.4% of transmission lines energized; 36.5% substations energized
• Generator failure reported in Centro Medico; emergency generators to be installed
• PREPA estimating 95% to be restored by December 15
Communications:
• 85% (+24) of population live in areas where wireless coverage is available for voice and text messages
Health & Medical
• 61 (-2) of 67 hospitals open
• 2 Federal Medical Stations operational Water Restoration
• 72% of PRASA customers have potable water service
• 65 water filter plants are operating
Guajataca Dam
• Water has stopped flowing over spillway; reservoir pool is 4 feet below spillway; there is no longer any seepage noted under spillway slabs
U.S. Virgin Islands
• Shelters: 5 shelters open with 290 (-17) occupants
• Disaster Assistance Registrations: 14.9k
Power Outages / Restoration
• Customers receiving power from grid: St. Thomas: 29% St. Croix: 1.6%; St. John: no grid power, restoration expected in 2-3 weeks Communications:
• 88% of population lives in area where wireless coverage is available for voice and text
Health & Medical
• St. Thomas: Schneider Medical Center sustained damage; established mobile medical facility
• St. Croix: Charles Harwood Facility closed; Governor Juan Luis Hospital partially open despite damage
FEMA Response
• NRCC: Modified Level III (day shift, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm EDT)
• National IMAT East-1 & 2, & Region III IMAT deployed to PR
• FEMA Region II & X IMATs: deployed to USVI • MERS teams deployed to both USVI & PR