Emergency Responses: Seismic Event

Puerto Rico was faced multiple seismic events that started on 6 January 2020 that led to the Presidential Declaration of 18 municipalities for disaster assistance due to the severity of the damages. Over 1,200 were destroyed or suffered major damage, and 200+ public buildings were destroyed, including public schools and other critical lifeline facilities.  Many NGOs and nonprofits regrouped and redirected all support and to the earthquake-affected areas. Puerto Rico RIL supported the network of NGOs with technical information, access to databases, facilitation of bulk procurement, and use of the Trust facilities in the city of Ponce for co-working spaces.  Specialized resources managed by the RIL agreements with NASA and other scientific bodies supported the Puerto Rico Emergency Management Bureau (PREMB) in their response.