Hurricane Fiona is battering Puerto Rico, leaving the island without electricity.
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On Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Fiona hit the island of Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from the destruction of its energy grid.
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Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi described the situation as "extremely delicate and tragic" and stated the destruction to the island is "catastrophic in many parts."
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According to the National Hurricane Center, the island was still experiencing severe floods and heavy rain as of Sunday night.
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On an already storm-devastated island, the Category 1 hurricane was expected to cause hazardous landslides and significant floods.
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According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm's centre was 45 miles west of Mayagüez, a town on Puerto Rico's western coast, as of Sunday night.
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It was travelling northwest at 9 mph and had a top sustained wind speed of 85 mph. It is now moving in the direction of the Dominican Republic.
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Puerto Rico is forecast to see continuous rain throughout the night, resulting in 12 to 18 inches of rain on average and up to 30 inches in the eastern and southern parts of the island.
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Due to a transmission system breakdown brought on by the recent hurricane, more than 1,400,000 customers, or more than 3 million people, lost electricity. based on reports from utility companies gathered by Power Outage.US
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Although the website claims that certain power circuits are being restored, it cannot confirm whether any clients have power again.