Hurricane Fiona strikes Puerto Rico on ET Sunday ie 18th Sep’22 at 03.20 pm. It strikes at the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico, near Punta Tocon. The wind speed was considered 85 mph according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Fiona’s catastrophic effect
It comes under Category 1 storm which caused severe flooding and landslides on the island. Forecasters said the storm threatened to dump “historic” levels of rain on Sunday and Monday. Also, up to 30 inches (76 centimetres) are possible in eastern and southern Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Fiona strikes Puerto Rico which result in large landslides. This result in water rushing down with big slabs of broken asphalt and into gullies.
After triggering an island-wide – power blackout
As effect of Hurricane Fiona strikes Puerto Rico, the whole island lost electricity due to a transmission grid failure. Luma Energy, the island’s grid operator, said that some electricity had been restored. But the rest would take days to be restored.
Fiona hit before the anniversary of Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Fiona strikes Puerto Rico two days before the anniversary of Hurricane Maria. Hurricane Maria lashed Puerto Rico five years before in September 2017, leaving many residents without electricity for months. It came under a devastating Category 4 storm and caused nearly 3,000 deaths.
President Joe Biden declared an emergency for Puerto Rico
On Sunday morning, President Joe Biden approved an emergency on the US island. Also ordered an emergency response and disaster relief including the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Bink said FEMA’s response is dual-focused, including emergency generation and power missions for critical facilities. Also ensuring a command and control structure in place for things like search and rescue. Emergency power generations and long-term needs once the island moves into recovery.
The Dominican Republic is also expected to be affected by torrential rains and mudslides as the hurricane makes its way northwest, as well as the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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