SEVEN DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS PERMANENTLY CLOSING; REMAINING
TEMPORARY DRCS NOW CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20221116/seven-disaster-recovery-centers-permanently-closing-remaining-temporary-drcs]


Release Date: 
11월 16, 2022 

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — The temporary Disaster Recovery Centers
(DRCs) in AGUADILLA, CABO ROJO, GUÁNICA, NAGUABO, RINCÓN, SAN
GERMÁN AND YABUCOA DRCs will close permanently at 5 P.M. on NOV. 17,
2022. Operational hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to
Saturday until they close.

THE OTHER TEMPORARY FEMA DRCS WILL BE OPERATING FROM 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND CLOSED ON SUNDAYS, UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED. Survivors can go to _any_ open center for help with the
federal disaster assistance process. Individuals shouldn’t wait to
visit a temporary DRC if they need in-person support: they can get
answers to their questions while the DRC is open. For operational
hours or to find the nearest temporary DRC, click on the FEMA DRC
link: DRC Locator [http://www.fema.gov/drc].

After the DRC closes, survivors can still view the status of their
application online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov] or by using FEMA’s mobile app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products].
Individuals can also call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362 to
discuss their case with a FEMA representative. Press 1 for English, 2
for Spanish and 3 for all other languages. People who use a relay
service such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service
or others, provide FEMA the number for that service. Phone lines
operate from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week.

Survivors may also still apply for assistance if they have not already
done so. The deadline to apply is Nov. 21, 2022.