Almost all of Puerto Rico still without power as Hurricane Fiona lashes island
Source: USA Today
Hurricane Fiona smashed through Puerto Rico early Monday with pounding rain and winds that triggered mudslides, flooding and a power outage that swept across the entire island.
More than 1,000 water rescues were performed and more were underway, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said. Even as the storm made landfall Monday in the Dominican Republic, it continued to slam Puerto Rico with unrelenting rains.
The National Weather Service in San Juan urged residents to move to higher ground "immediately."
"Heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding continues across much of Puerto Rico," said Richard Pasch, a specialist with the National Hurricane Center.
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DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)to go down there, and toss out a few rolls of paper towels like he did five years ago......
OnlinePoker
(5,725 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,450 posts)Are stuck in Punta Cana in the DR right now riding it out. My SIL is such a b*tch that she's probably scaring the hurricane away northward!