New York City Mayor Eric Adams is traveling to Puerto Rico Sunday to tour the damage left by Hurricane Fiona, as the recovery continues on both the U.S. territory and also in the Dominican Republic
And to help with those efforts, members of the New York and New Jersey state police departments are now in Puerto Rico, where half of the island is still without power.The 75 troopers from the New Jersey and 50 from New York stand ready, willing and able to answer the call from their law enforcement partners.It's trip number three for Lieutenant Vito Flora, once for Hurricane Maria, another two years ago for the earthquakes, and now for Fiona.
For the troopers, their initial assignments will largely involve a traffic detail in areas where there is still no power six days after the storm drenched the island with 72 hours of non-stop rain. The Puerto Rican police give instructions to the state troopers on where to go and what they'll be doing.
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