US President Joe Biden. File photoMOSCOW, September 22US President Joe Biden declared a major natural disaster in Puerto Rico in connection with Cyclone Fiona. Earlier, Hurricane Fiona left the entire territory of Puerto Rico without power, its accompanied by record rainfall — in some regions fell up to 1000 millimeters. & # 160; Biden has pledged a significant increase in federal aid to the US-administered state. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced that there is a major natural disaster in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and ordered federal assistance to be provided to supplement local and Commonwealth recovery efforts in areas hit by Hurricane Fiona since September 17 2022,» the White House website said in a statement.
