The appeal backed by the ex-presidents has raised $31 million since it began on Sept. 7, said Jim McGrath, spokesman for George H.W. George H.W. Clinton and George W. Bush combined to seek donations after Haiti's 2011 earthquake. In it, George W. Bush says, "People are hurting down here." Hurricane Irma subsequently hit Florida and Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, while both affected the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 22, 2017 01:38 UTC