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Puerto Rico Earthquakes

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Puerto Rico

발생 기간: 12월 28, 2019 - 7월 3, 2020

선언일: 1월 16, 2020

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​​​​​​Puerto Rico Location Page 

Additional Resources

State and Local Referral List

National Referral List

  • Free legal aid available to eligible Puerto Rico residents affected by the earthquakes that began in December. Click here for more information.
  • Disaster Unemployment Assistance is available for individuals who lost their jobs because of the earthquakes in southwest Puerto Rico and live or work in any of the 25 municipalities FEMA approved for assistance may be eligible to receive unemployment benefits. Click here for more information.
  • As of February 6, 2020: Nine additional municipalities that were affected by the earthquakes in southwest Puerto Rico have been designated as eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program. At the request of the Government of Puerto Rico, FEMA extended eligibility for Individual Assistance to Arecibo, Ciales, Hormigueros, Juana Díaz, Las Marías, Mayagüez, Morovis, Orocovis and Sabana Grande under the January 16 presidential disaster declaration.
  • As of March 29, 2021: The municipality of Rincón was designated as eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program. Survivors have until May 24, 2021 to apply for assistance.

By The Numbers

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Disaster Assistance

For more information on getting assistance after a disaster visit our Individual Assistance page

Disaster Recovery Center Locations 

Due to COVID-19, centers are operating by appointment if you wish to speak with a FEMA representative in person. If you are delivering documents, you may do so through the drive-thru service. call FEMA at 1(800) 621-3362 o 1 (800) 642-7585 (TTY) or visit www.disasterassistance.gov to make an appointment.

Distaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) serve homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage as a result of the recent earthquakes in Southwest Puerto Rico. Specialists from the government of Puerto Rico and municipalities, FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, nongovernmental organizations and the local community, will be on hand to help survivors register for assistance, answer questions and provide information on the types of assistance available to survivors. Services are provided in English and Spanish. The centers are open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SBA Business Recovery Centers

Assistance With Coping After An Earthquake 

Tips to help lessen anxiety

  • Staying connected with your family and your closest friends.
  • Check on your neighbors, especially people who may need help like seniors, parents with young children and people with disabilities.  

If you are feeling anxious or stressed, call the Primera Ayuda Sicosocial at 800-981-0023 and meet with a crisis counselor. 

For more information read our Coping After an Earthquake: Only You Can Determine Your Healing Time news release.

Crisis Counseling

FEMA has approved crisis counseling assistance for residents of Guánica, Guayanilla, Peñuelas, Ponce, Utuado and Yauco.

FEMA is funding the crisis counseling program, which is administered by Proyecto Animate. The program’s goal is to help people and communities to recover from the effects of natural or man-made disasters through short-term intervention.

In addition to the counselors at the disaster recovery centers and base camps, counselors can be reached by calling Línea PAS at 800-981-0023 or (TTY) 800-672-7622, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For more infomation read our Crisis Counseling Approved for Six Municipalities in Southwest Puerto Rico news release.

도움의 손길을 내미는 방법

자원 봉사 및 기부

재난이 발생한 후에는 복구가 수 년이 걸릴 수 있습니다. 현금 기부, 필요한 물품 기부, 시간 기부 등 다양한 방법으로 도움을 줄 수 있습니다. 어려움에 처한 사람들을 돕는 방법에 관해 자세히 알아보십시오.

재난 구역에 자기 스스로 가지 마십시오. 피해를 본 구역에 있는 신뢰받는 단체들 은 자원봉사자가 어디에 필요한지 알고 있습니다. 신뢰할 수 있는 단체에 협조하여, 대응에 필요한 적절한 안전과 교육, 기술을 확보하도록 하십시오.

FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaisons (VAL) 은 재난상황에서 활동 중인, 신뢰받는 자발적 지역사회 단체들과의 관계를 구축하고 노력을 조율에 갑니다.

FEMA와 비즈니스하기

재난 구조를 위해 유급 서비스와 상품을 제공하는 데 관심이 있으시면, FEMA와 비즈니스하기 페이지로 가셔서 시작을 하세요.

잔해 제거와 관련된 사업체를 가지고 계시고 피해를 입은 지역에서의 청소 작업을 하고자 하시면, 피해를 입은 지역의 지방정부에 연락하여 업무를 제안해 보세요.

 

자금 지원 의무

개인 지원 금액
총 주택 지원(Housing Assistance, HA) - 승인 금액 $74,615,046.24
총 기타 필요 지원(Other Needs Assistance, ONA) - 승인 금액 $2,212,155.37
총 개인 및 가구 프로그램 승인 금액 $76,827,201.61
승인된 개인 지원 신청 건 14239
공적지원 금액
비상 근무(카테고리 A-B) - 의무 지급 $434,834,946.64
상시 근무(카테고리 C-G) - 의무 지급 $409,976,208.38
의무화된 공적 부조 지원금 총액 $903,135,195.06
재난 완화 지원 금액
위험 완화 보조금 프로그램(HMGP) - 의무 지급 $27,121,875.18