Blackouts, flooding and widespread damage reported as Hurricane Fiona roars through Puerto Rico.
Gov. Pedro Pierluisi declined to say how long it would take to fully restore electricity, but said for most customers, “it’s a question of days”
Rain totals of up to 15 inches were projected for the eastern Dominican Republic, where authorities closed ports and beaches and told most people to stay home from work. He said flooding reached “historic levels,” with authorities evacuating or rescuing hundreds of people across Puerto Rico.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.
Fiona also tore the roofs off homes, including that of Nelson Cirino in the northern coastal town of Loiza. Authorities announced Monday that power had been returned to 100,000 customers on the island of 3.2 million people, but power distribution company Luma said it could take days to fully restore service.
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