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DR-1247-PRDRHurricane

Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98

Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico, declared Sep 24, 1998, in 78 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-1247-PR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Puerto Rico
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Sep 24, 1998
Requested
Sep 20, 1998 · request 99021
Incident began
Sep 20, 1998
Incident ended
Oct 27, 1998
Incident period
38 days
Closed out
Oct 23, 2017
Fiscal year
1998
FEMA region
Region 2

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Puerto Rico (statewide designation), plus the 78 areas listed below.

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Sep 30, 1998 DR-1250-AL Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane AL14IAPAHM
Sep 24, 1998 DR-1248-VI Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 Hurricane VI3IAPAHM