Hurricane Knocks Out Power For Nearly 1.5 Million People In Puerto Rico

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Getty Images By Malaika Jabali· Updated September 19, 2022

Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico with 85 mph winds on Sunday, knocking out power for nearly 1.5 million people on the island. About 196,000 people are without potable water, and the storm has also caused “catastrophic” flooding, NBC News reports.

“These rains will produce life-threatening and catastrophic flash and urban flooding across Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic, along

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