Hurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico a day after the storm knocked out power and water to most of the island. National Guard troops rescued hundreds of people who got stranded.
Hurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm
Forecasts called for the storm to grow into a major hurricane of Category 3 or greater. It was on a path to pass close to the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday and was not expected to threaten the U.S. mainland. In the Dominican Republic, authorities closed ports and beaches and told most people to stay home from work.
In Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said flash flooding was occurring in south-central parts of the island and tweeted, “MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!” Before dawn Monday, authorities in a boat navigated the flooded streets of the north coast town of Cataño and used a megaphone to alert people that the pumps had collapsed, urging them to evacuate as soon as possible.Brown water rushed through streets and into homes and closed airports in Ponce and Mayagüez.
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