'We're with you,' Biden tells Puerto Rico ahead of visit

President Joe Biden will survey Hurricane Fiona damage in Puerto Rico on Monday, where tens of thousands of residents are still without power two weeks after the hurricane

Hurricane Ian roared into Florida this week, killing more than 60 people, decimating some coastal villages and flooding others. Biden will travel to Florida on Wednesday to assess the damage

The Category 1 hurricane knocked out power to 3.2 million people on the US territory, 44% of whom live in poverty

Power has been restored to over 90% of the island's 1.47 million customers, but more than 137,000 people, primarily in Puerto Rico's southern and western regions, remain without power

Biden has promised that the US government will not forsake Puerto Rico as it begins to recover five years after Hurricane Maria destroyed the island in 2017

"We see what you're going through, and we're with you," Biden wrote to Puerto Ricans and Floridians on his official Twitter account on Sunday

Hurricane Ian roared into Florida this week, killing more than 60 people, decimating some coastal villages and flooding others. Biden will travel to Florida on Wednesday to survey damage

The president, joined by first wife Jill Biden and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, was scheduled to land Monday in Ponce, Puerto Rico, a city on the island's southern coast. The majority of the hurricane damage is concentrated in southern Puerto Rico.

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