Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Hurricane-force winds drove this 10-foot (3 m) piece of 2x4 lumber through a palm tree in Puerto Rico during the 1928 Okerchobee hurricane, known in Puerto Rico as the San Felipe II hurricane September 13, 1928 – Okeechobee hurricane , also known as the San Felipe II hurricane, was a major hurricane that made landfall near Guayama as a ...
Flood waters near Patillas, Puerto Rico, destroyed several homes and bridges, causing $1.3 million (2011 USD) in damage. [83] [84] [85] In the surrounding city of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, heavy rainfall flooded and damaged around 150 homes. [83] Many people were forced to relocate after rainfall and mud filled their homes.
Soon after the hurricane struck, Whitefish Energy, a small Montana-based company with only two full-time employees, was awarded a $300 million contract by PREPA, Puerto Rico's state-run power company, to repair Puerto Rico's power grid, a move considered by many to be highly unusual for several reasons. [147]
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.
"This a catastrophe we're going through," said Madeline Morales, 62, a saleswoman in San Juan who abandoned her home before the storm hit.
Hurricane Maria slammed in Puerto Rico five days ago, leaving the island and its 3 million people 100 percent without electricity. Eerie photos show Puerto Rico's cities at night after Hurricane ...
Hurricane Betsy, known as Hurricane Santa Clara in Puerto Rico, was the first North Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in Puerto Rico in 24 years. The third tropical cyclone of the 1956 Atlantic hurricane season , Betsy developed from a tropical wave on August 9 to the east of the Lesser Antilles .
Hurricane Fiona pummeled Puerto Rico, destroying homes, flooding roads and leaving millions without power. Fiona was a Category 1 storm when it made landfall in Puerto Rico on Sunday.