Tropical Storm Dorian is set to slam the eastern side of Puerto Rico later today with heavy rains that could lead to potential flooding and landslides
Dorian's wind speeds won't approach those of the Category 4 storm that left 2,975 people dead in 2017. But they'll be enough to strain Puerto Rico's fragile power infrastructure, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers says, and spread misery across a territory where blue tarps still cover some of the holes that Maria ripped in homes' roofs.
In the city of Ponce on Puerto Rico's southern coast, people still have tarps over their homes, Mayor Maria"Mayita" Melendez told CNN. The city was hit with $1 billion in damages from Maria, she estimates.One resident, Lucy Beascochea, said the tin roof over her home still has holes in it, meaning every time it rains, water leaks in. She is nervous about the approaching storm, she told CNN. Puerto Rico Gov.
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