The funds will go toward temporary roofing, blankets, and non-perishable foods. The government of Dominica is collecting donations for the Dominica Hurricane Relief Fund through JustGiving, a crowdfunding website. Volunteers of the Fondos Unidos de Puerto Rico. Hysteria is starting to spread, because the hospital is at capacity and people are going to start dying. Jose Sanchez Gonzalez, the mayor of the north coastal town of Manati, told The AP Saturday that he needs basic resources, including water, ice, and gas, immediately. The Associated Press reports that dozens of mayors are arriving to meet with Puerto Rico's governor, as officials plead for supplies. In Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of people started evacuating the island Saturday morning, after a failed dam cascaded floodwater throughout city streets and knocked out 85% of phone and internet cables. The Category 3 storm, which was approaching the Turks and Caicos islands on Friday, has brought torrential downpours and powerful winds that have uprooted trees, demolished homes, and inundated roads on several Caribbean islands. Maria followed, ripping through Puerto Rico and Dominica and killing at least 17 people. Then Irma hit Florida and several Caribbean islands, knocking out power, leaving thousands homeless, and killing at least 41 people.
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