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DR-296-PRDRFlood

Heavy Rains & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico, declared Oct 12, 1970, in 60 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-296-PR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Puerto Rico
Incident type
Flood
Declared
Oct 12, 1970
Requested
Oct 12, 1970 · request 70023
Incident began
Oct 12, 1970
Incident ended
Oct 12, 1970
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Dec 23, 1976
Fiscal year
1971
FEMA region
Region 2
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Oct 17, 1970 DR-298-VI Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood VI2IAPA