The Governor of the American Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rossello, declared on the island a state of emergency due to the approaching Hurricane Irma. On this on Monday, September 4, reports Fox News. The wind speed within the hurricane reaches 130 miles per hour (more than 200 kilometers per hour). "Irma" has already increased to the fourth category on a five-point scale. On the night of August 26, the hurricane Harvey hit Texas. First, he was given the fourth category of danger, but then reduced to the level of a tropical storm, and then tropical depression. The maximum constant wind speed at the peak of the hurricane reached 215 kilometers per hour.

Because of the hurricane and the ensuing flood, dozens of people were killed. The element caused damage to 100 billion dollars. "Harvey" was the most devastating natural disaster in the United States over the past 12 years. In August 2005, the hurricane Katrina hit the country. Then nearly two thousand people died, the disaster cost the American treasury a record $ 108 billion.

Original article: In Puerto Rico because of the hurricane declared a state of emergency.