JUST IN: The entire island of Puerto Rico has lost power as Hurricane Fiona approaches, officials say.
This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Fiona in the Caribbean, Sept. 17, 2022.The entire island of Puerto Rico has lost power as Hurricane Fiona approaches, according to officials.
Tide churns and trees sway in the wind as residents hunker down during Tropical Storm Fiona in Recio, Patillas, Puerto Rico, Sept. 18, 2022.As of 2 p.m. ET, the center of the storm was about 25 miles southwest of Ponce, Puerto Rico. But the island was already feeling the effects of the storm. The widespread torrential rain hitting much of the island is expected to continue for several hours, and flash flood effects are in place across the eastern half of the island.
The island's emergency management office in Puerto Rico even had a blackout during its Saturday morning press conference. Pierluisi reiterated during that press briefing Saturday evening that the fear is that heavy rains will produce mudslides. Biden's decision has the "purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in all 78 municipalities in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico," the White House said in a statement.
Residents attach protective plywood to a window of their home in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Fiona, in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sept. 17, 2022.Fiona's center moved through the island of Guadeloupe on Friday night, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds across the Leeward Islands.
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