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A hurricane watch is in place for the British Virgin Islands, while a tropical storm watch is in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra — all of which are popular ...
Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday in the coastal town of Cabo Rojo. The storm made landfall again in the Dominican Republic early Monday morning.
Drivers drive on a dark road after the passing of Hurricane Fiona that left the parts of the island without power, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (Stephanie Rojas/)
September 6–7 - Hurricane Irma passed north of Puerto Rico, but still caused significant damage to the United States territory. Much of the main island experienced sustained tropical storm force winds, with a peak sustained wind speed of 55 mph (89 km/h) at a weather station along San Juan Bay . [ 106 ]
Flood warnings were still in effect across Puerto Rico as rivers continued to crest and threaten neighborhoods and low-lying areas. Over the last 48 hours, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands ...
Puerto Rico's governor, Pedro Rosselló banned all liquor sales and ordered the Puerto Rico Police to open all the shelters throughout the island. [3] Banks and schools closed and flights were canceled as Puerto Rico braced for the upcoming impact. More than 1,000 people left their homes for shelters in towns of San Juan, Arecibo and Mayagüez.
On October 3, 2017, President Trump visited Puerto Rico. He compared the damage from Hurricane Maria to that of Hurricane Katrina, saying: "If you looked — every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like Katrina, and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died, and you look at what ...
What type of damage did Fiona cause in Puerto Rico, where many were still recovering from Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm that struck the island in 2017? Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi ...