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    'We Need Help': U.S. Virgin Islands Governor On Devastation After Maria And Irma

    Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp about the recovery effort there after back-to-back hurricanes.
    Sep 21, 2017 3 minutes
    U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp arrives at the Charles F. Blair National Guard Hangar after flying over St. Thomas, one of the islands hit by Hurricane Irma in St. Croix, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. (Carlos Giusti/AP)

    President Trump issued disaster declarations for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after the passage of Hurricane Maria.

    Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp (@govhouseusvi) about the recovery effort there.

    Interview Highlights

    On the situation after Maria

    “I had three islands — St. John, St. Thomas and Water Island — devastated by Hurricane Irma, and St. Croix was our base for restoration and recovery.

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