Hurricane Fiona poured rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm left most of the island without electricity and drinking water. Fiona is now moving towards Turks and Caicos as a Category 3 storm.
The blow from Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to recover from Hurricane Maria, which killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the power grid in 2017. Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps.Fiona sparked a blackout when it hit Puerto Rico’s southwest corner on Sunday, the anniversary of Hurricane Hugo, which slammed into the island in 1989 as a Category 3 storm.
By Tuesday morning, authorities said they had restored power to more than 260,000 customers on the island of 3.2 million people.Water service was cut to more than 837,000 customers — two thirds of the total on the island — because of turbid water at filtration plants or lack of power, officials said.In the Dominican Republic, authorities reported one death: a man hit by a falling tree. The storm displaced more than 12,400 people and cut off at least two communities.
The hurricane left several highways blocked, and a tourist pier in the town of Miches was badly damaged by high waves. At least four international airports were closed, officials said. The Dominican president, Luis Abinader, said authorities would need several days to assess the storm’s effects. Fiona previously battered the eastern Caribbean, killing one man in the French territory of Guadeloupe when floodwaters washed his home away, officials said.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
San Jose Group Sending Relief to Puerto Rico in Wake of Hurricane FionaAs people in Puerto Rico face massive flooding and power outages due to Hurricane Fiona, one Bay Area group is scrambling to send them relief supplies.
続きを読む »
Entire island of Puerto Rico loses power as Hurricane Fiona makes landfallSAN JUAN — The entire island of Puerto Rico lost power just before Hurricane Fiona made landfall on Sunday afternoon, according to officials.
続きを読む »
Puerto Rico bracing for impact from Tropical Storm Fiona; island under hurricane watchPuerto Ricans braced for severe wind and extreme rain as Tropical Storm Fiona bore down amid expectations it would grow into a hurricane before striking the U.S. territory's southern coast Sunday afternoon.
続きを読む »
Hurricane threat as Tropical Storm Fiona aims at Puerto RicoHAVANA (AP) — Puerto Ricans braced for severe wind and rain as Tropical Storm Fiona bore down amid expectations it would grow into a hurricane before striking the U.S. territory’s southern coast on Sunday.
続きを読む »
Hurricane threat as Tropical Storm Fiona aims at Puerto RicoPuerto Ricans braced for severe wind and rain as Tropical Storm Fiona bore down amid expectations it would grow into a hurricane before striking the U.S. territory’s southern coast on Sunday. “It’s time to take action and be concerned,” said Nino Correa, Puerto Rico’s emergency management commissioner. Fiona was centered 65 miles (105 kilometers) southeast of Ponce, Puerto Rico, early Sunday.
続きを読む »