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DR-1798-PRDRSevere Storm

Severe Storms and Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico, declared Oct 1, 2008, in 26 counties.

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Declaration
DR-1798-PR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Puerto Rico
Incident type
Severe Storm
Declared
Oct 1, 2008
Requested
Sep 24, 2008 · request 8158
Incident began
Sep 21, 2008
Incident ended
Oct 3, 2008
Incident period
13 days
Closed out
Aug 17, 2021
Last day to apply for IA
Jan 15, 2009
Fiscal year
2009
FEMA region
Region 2
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas