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Evacuation orders were issued in Puerto Rico in advance of Maria, and officials announced that 450 shelters would open in the afternoon of September 18. [13] As of September 19, at least 2,000 people in Puerto Rico had sought shelter. [14] Hospitals had emergency preparedness protocols in place to ensure safe staffing levels during the storm.
In Puerto Rico, the highest rainfall total was 2.4 inches (61 mm) in Rio Piedras. [5] August 22–23 – Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.7 inches (322 mm) in Salinas. The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, collapsing two bridges and one road.
1970 – Caribbean–Azores hurricane struck Puerto Rico as a tropical depression, it was the wettest tropical cyclone on record to affect Puerto Rico. [90] The depression left 10,000 people homeless across Puerto Rico, [91] with 3,000 housed in emergency shelters in San Juan. [92] At least 600 houses were destroyed and another 1,000 damaged. [93]
After Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, animal lovers are working to take care of homeless pets and bracing for a new wave of stray animals. After Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico, animal lovers are ...
Puerto Rico suffered catastrophic damage and a major humanitarian crisis; most of the island's population suffered from flooding and a lack of resources, compounded by a slow relief process. The storm caused the worst electrical blackout in US history, which persisted for several months. [3]
National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, eastern map shows Tropical Storm Danielle’s position.
The United States’ mainland East Coast has little to worry about from the hurricane, the tropical storm or, for now, the third system that’s in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National ...
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