Puerto Rico hit by blackout as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 2:25 pm
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The entire island of Puerto Rico was without power on Sunday as Hurricane Fiona made landfall and threatened to cause "catastrophic flooding" and landslides before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agency said.
The centre of the storm made landfall on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico near Punta Tocon at 3:20 p.m. ET with maximum sustained winds of about 85 miles per hour 140 km/h, clearing the threshold for a Category 1 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Electricity was out across the island of 3.3 million people, LUMA Energy, operator of the island's grid and the Puerto Rico power authority said in a statement. LUMA said restoring power fully could take several days.
The entire island of Puerto Rico was without power on Sunday as Hurricane Fiona made landfall and threatened to cause "catastrophic flooding" and landslides before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agency said.
The centre of the storm made landfall on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico near Punta Tocon at 3:20 p.m. ET with maximum sustained winds of about 85 miles per hour 140 km/h, clearing the threshold for a Category 1 hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Electricity was out across the island of 3.3 million people, LUMA Energy, operator of the island's grid and the Puerto Rico power authority said in a statement. LUMA said restoring power fully could take several days.