The governor of Puerto Rico said Monday the US Caribbean territory needs urgent help to rebuild after experiencing an "unprecedented disaster" in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. "What Puerto Rico is experiencing after Hurricane Maria is an unprecedented disaster. Brock Long, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert have been dispatched to Puerto Rico, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. Sanders defended the federal government's response as "anything but slow," citing rapid action on federal funding to provide aid. The US Coast Guard said it has sent 13 ships and 10 aircraft to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands as part of its hurricane response.

Source: The China Post September 25, 2017 23:15 UTC