No deaths have been reported, but authorities in the U.S. territory said it was too early to estimate the damage from Fiona, a storm that was still forecast to unleash torrential rain across Puerto Rico on Monday
Brown water rushed through streets, into homes and even consumed a runway airport in southern Puerto Rico.
“I was sleeping and saw when the corrugated metal flew off,” he said as he observed how the rain drenched his belonging. “But I know that I’m privileged compared with other families who are practically losing their homes because they are under water,” she said. U.S. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the U.S. territory as the eye of the storm approached the island’s southwest corner.
Health centers were running on generators — and some of those had failed. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said crews rushed to repair generators at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, where several patients had to be evacuated. The storm pummeled cities and towns along Puerto Rico’s southern coast that have not yet fully recovered from a string of strong earthquakes starting in late 2019.
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