Elsewhere, France and Britain are promising to boost aid to those hit by the storms in their territories in the Caribbean.
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy Wednesday after stopping on Guadeloupe. Macron has acknowledged the angry response some people have to what they see as inadequate help from France. Macron promised more supplies and security forces for the islands.
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson toured Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands Wednesday. Irma was a Category 5 storm when it clobbered the islands last week. Johnson said more security forces and "huge quantities of supplies" were coming, and that he expects Prime Minister Theresa May to announce further aid.
The United Nations is airlifting food and other vital relief to the islands of Antigua, St. Martin, and the Turks and Caicos.
The hurricane killed at least 37 people in the Caribbean and devastated the islands, including Barbuda, which has evacuated all of its citizens to Antigua.
美国总统川普星期四前往佛罗里达西南部,听取飓风艾玛后恢复工作的简报,并与一些灾民见面。
川普计划前往佛罗里达的迈尔斯堡和那不勒斯。艾玛的飓风中心从这些地区穿过,夹带的暴雨和巨浪造成了大规模洪灾。
川普已经宣布佛罗里达州为重灾区,从而加快了联邦救灾资金的发放速度。
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