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Puerto Rico declares disaster area after deadly Mameyes slide
President Reagan designated four flood struck Puerto Rico cities as major disaster areas. In Mameyes near Ponce, a 30 hour nonstop deluge caused a mudslide burying up to 500 people while 75 bodies had been recovered. Governor Hernandez Colón faced controversy over a proposed mass grave and ordered evacuations as relief teams, including 35 psychologists and 60 crisis specialists, assisted survivors and relatives.
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Ponce
Puerto Rico
Reagan
Caribbean Island
Rafael Hernandez Colon
Mameyes
National Guard
Hernandez Coton
Island
Jose Capena Thompson
Commonwealth Health Department
Capena Thompson
Luis Izquierdo Mora
Luis Manuel Carrillo
Department of Social Services
Victorio Reyes Quiles
Reyes Quiles