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DR-62-PRDRHurricane

Hurricane

Major Disaster Declaration for Puerto Rico, declared Aug 18, 1956, statewide.

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Declaration
DR-62-PR
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Puerto Rico
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Aug 18, 1956
Requested
Aug 18, 1956 · request 56013
Incident began
Aug 18, 1956
Incident ended
Aug 18, 1956
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Aug 1, 1959
Fiscal year
1956
FEMA region
Region 2
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of Puerto Rico (statewide designation).