![]() She says that she and others in the New York congressional delegation will be advocating for federal funding to swiftly repair and rebuild Puerto Rico's electrical grid, help small businesses recover and address other problems. "For New Yorkers, Puerto Ricans are family - for some figuratively and, for many of us, literally," Velazquez said. Andrew Cuomo to co-chair a state effort to support Puerto Rico's recovery. Meanwhile, New York Rep. Nydia Velazquez has been named by Gov. Ponce, on the southern side of the island, has seen sustained winds of 69 mph with a maximum wind gust of 103 mph, per the Hurricane Center. Hurricane-force winds took out the islands fragile power grid. Mayor Carlos Delgado said a dam failure would be catastrophic for people living in his city of Isabela and other towns that rely on this for drinking water. The Category 1 storm was dumping more than 2 feet of rain in Puerto Rico, 'causing catastrophic' flooding, the NHC said Sunday. Seventy-thousand people were warned of flash flooding, and the mayor of Isabela ordered all residents to evacuate. On the northwestern corner of the island, officials worry a 90-year-old dam is in danger of breaching after Maria dropped more than 15 inches of rain. ![]() So everybody is fighting to get whatever is available," one woman said. "The food is not enough, the gas is not enough.
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