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Hurricane Fiona rages in the Atlantic: it caused floods and destruction, all of Puerto Rico without electricity

Hurricane Fiona hit the Dominican Republic, causing dangerous flooding. Most of Puerto Rico remains without electricity, reports CNN.

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Hurricane Fiona hit the Dominican Republic on September 19 after making landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico the day before.

Puerto Rico remains almost entirely at risk from flash floods.

One area north of the city of Ponce has received more than 24 cm of rain in the past 60 hours. And in southern Puerto Rico, another 10 to 15 cm or more of rain could be expected earlier this week, meaning Fiona will bring 30 to 70 cm of rain to the island, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

"These rainfall amounts will continue to cause life-threatening and catastrophic flooding and landslides throughout Puerto Rico," the hurricane center said.

Fiona has already become a deadly hurricane in the Caribbean. At least one person has died in the hard-hit town of Basse-Terre, the capital of the French territory of Guadeloupe, the vice president of the territory's environmental agency said.

By September 21, Fiona can turn into a strong hurricane, the wind speed of which will reach 178 km per hour. This would make Fiona the first major Atlantic hurricane of the year, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Massive power outages hurt Puerto Rico

More than 1,4 million Puerto Rico electricity consumers, such as homes and businesses, were left without power, officials said. According to PowerOutage.us, on the morning of September 19, the entire island was in darkness.
And it could be days before power is restored, Puerto Rico's main power company said on Sept. 18.

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Several power line failures contributed to the outage, according to LUMA Energy. Electricity will be restored "gradually," Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said in a Facebook post.

By the late morning of September 19, good news came from the capital of the island: the power supply system for hospitals in the medical complex of San Juan had resumed operation, as Puerto Rico's health minister, Dr. Carlos Mellado Lopez, said. According to the Puerto Rico Health Authority, this complex is the most important on the island and stretches over 90 hectares.

«Система электроснабжения во всех больницах комплекса Медицинского центра восстановлена, — написал Мельядо в твиттере 18 сентября вечером. — Наши пациенты в безопасности и получают необходимую им медицинскую помощь».

Fiona's last journey

The hurricane made landfall in Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic, in the early hours of September 18, with peak winds of 140 kilometers per hour, the National Hurricane Center said.

Eastern areas of the Dominican Republic are also likely to experience flooding, mudslides or landslides, according to the Hurricane Center. Fiona can bring 30 cm of rain in the eastern and northern parts of the country.

As Fiona moves away from the north coast of the Dominican Republic, the hurricane is expected to increase in strength more as it moves northward over warm water.

A tropical storm is expected in the southeast Bahamas by the evening of September 19 or by the morning of September 20, and Fiona is expected to hit the eastern Turks and Caicos Islands on September 20 in the morning.

"Fiona will continue to turn north and then northeast this week, approaching Bermuda by September 23 as a major hurricane," meteorologist Brandon Miller said.

Another massive disaster

Power outages have become a familiar crisis for many Puerto Ricans. Just five months ago, the island's residents suffered another power outage after a fire broke out at the power plant.

Parts of the island still bear the scars of Hurricane Maria, causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure; it took almost a year to restore power to the island.

Samuel Rivera and his mother Lourdes Rodriguez lived without electricity for about a year after Maria, Rivera said. On the morning of September 18, they were again without electricity, experiencing the same fears as five years ago.

According to them, they were also concerned that the nearby river might burst its banks, and the trees surrounding their house might be knocked down by strong winds.

The water easily washed away the bridge, carrying its structure downstream. Elsewhere in the city of Arecibo, fast moving waters overtook large construction vehicles and entire trees.

Many rivers on the island's east side were in moderate to high flood during the day on September 18, including one southeast river that rose more than 3,5 meters in less than seven hours.

U.S. President Joe Biden early on September 18 approved a state of emergency declaration for federal disaster relief assistance.

According to Ann Bink, FEMA's assistant administrator for response and recovery, more than 300 FEMA emergency workers have arrived on the ground to respond to the crisis.

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“Our hearts go out to residents who are experiencing yet another catastrophic event five years later,” Bink said, referring to Hurricane Maria. This time, she said, FEMA plans to use the lessons learned from the 2017 crisis.

“We are much better prepared. We now have four warehouses strategically located across the island that include items that are more in stock than in the past,” said Bink.

«Мы заранее на месте— и задолго до того, как разразится шторм, — чтобы убедиться, что мы координируем свои действия. И все усилия по планированию, которые мы предпринимаем в эти дни чистого неба, могут быть реализованы, когда идет дождь», — сказала она.

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