A day after blackout, Fiona dumps more rain on Puerto Rico
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The storm was still expected to dump up to 15 inches of rain in some places as it spun away from the U.S. territory that is home to 3.2 million people. Since the start of the storm, National Guard troops have rescued more than 900 people, Gen. José Reyes told a news conference. Back in Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service office said flash flooding was occurring in south-central parts of the island and tweeted, “MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!”
Before dawn Monday, authorities in a boat navigated the flooded streets of the north coast town of Catano and used a megaphone to alert people that the pumps had collapsed, urging them to evacuate as soon as possible.Brown water poured into streets and homes and closed airports in Ponce and Mayaguez.
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