WASHINGTON--La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) anunció que asistencia federal por desastre está disponible para las Islas Vírgenes de EE.UU. para...
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands [EN/CR]
WASHINGTON-- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm...
FEMA Administrator Receives Irma/Maria Recovery Update, Tours Kimelman Cancer Institute
Release Number: 211 Release Date: August 7, 2024 ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell reviewed recovery progress and received updates on the territory’s readiness to...
FEMA commits $384 million to rebuild educational facilities on St. Croix and St. Thomas
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – A commitment of $384.8 million to demolish and replace three elementary schools on St. Croix, one on St. Thomas and repair a school lunch warehouse on St. Thomas mark...
FEMA celebrates 45th anniversary with commitment to community and service
Release Date April 1, 2024 Release Number 208 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- FEMA is proud to announce its 45th anniversary, marking over four decades of dedicated service to communities across...
Biden-Harris administration approves federal cost share increase for Hurricane Irma and Maria projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Release Date February 8, 2024 Release Number HQ-24-020 WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance...
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Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands - Tropical storm PHILIPPE (GDACS, NOAA, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 October 2023)
Tropical storm PHILIPPE passed close to the coast of Anguilla and the Virgin Islands on 3 October and is moving northward over the Atlantic Ocean. On 4 October at 3.00 UTC, its centre was located...
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Lesser Antilles, Virgin Islands - Tropical storm PHILIPPE (GDACS, NOAA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 03 October 2023)
Tropical storm PHILIPPE formed over the Atlantic Ocean on 23 September and started moving west toward the Lesser Antilles. On 3 October at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located over the Ocean...
Exercises Strengthen Territorial, Federal Partners’ Preparedness for Hurricane Season
Release Date: May 31, 2023 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Last week, the Government of the Virgin Islands and federal partners participated in a series of response and initial recovery exercises as...
Hazard mitigation marks course to strengthen resilience
Release Date: October 6, 2022 Release Number: 205 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Before the water began to recede and the winds grew silent in 2017, one phrase stood out above the rest to symbolize...
Long-Term Recovery Groups Are Still Active in the U.S. Virgin Islands
**ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands **-- Soon after hurricanes Irma and Maria swept through the territory in 2017, members of local community groups, faith-based, community-based organizations and...
Floodplain Management Educates Virgin Islanders on Flood Risk
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Since hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2017, FEMA has focused much of its efforts on assisting with a number of projects to reduce...
U.S. Virgin Islands Healthcare Facilities Advance Toward Recovery Five Years After the Storms
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- In September 2017, the heavy rain and strong winds of hurricanes Irma and Maria significantly damaged U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) facilities...
The Road to Recovery Continues: Strengthening Public Housing in the U.S. Virgin Islands
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- In September 2017, the strong winds and heavy rains of hurricanes Irma and Maria shattered windows, damaged roofs and displaced many families from public housing...
Houses of worship recovery efforts continue after Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Release Date: September 12, 2022 Release Number: 197 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- FEMA’s role to support the U.S. Virgin Islands has been ongoing since Hurricane Irma made landfall on St. Thomas...
FEMA’s USVI Disability Integration Team Takes an Inclusive Approach to Resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Release Date: September 8, 2022 Release Number: NR-196 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands --- FEMA has applied an inclusive approach to supporting the U.S. Virgin Islands in its response and recovery...
Project to strengthen Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion’s resilience against storms moves forward
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Territory's partnership with FEMA continues to move forward on initiatives to guarantee public housing communities have hazard mitigation measures in place to...
Progress Accelerates on Energy, Education Projects in U.S. Virgin Islands
Release Date: March 8, 2022 Release Number: 192 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands --- Collaboration between FEMA and the territory toward strengthening a culture of resilience led to the approval of...
Collaboration Energizes Vision to Strengthen Critical Service Sectors in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Release Number: 189 ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The landfall of two Category 5 hurricanes within 14 days of one another inflicted damage to thousands of Virgin Islanders' homes and put extreme...
Partnerships Pave Path to Strengthen Recovery from Irma and Maria
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The U.S. Virgin Islands is charting a course to strengthen its infrastructure four years after Irma and Maria tore through the territory. Hurricane recovery projects...