Hurricane Fiona makes landfall along Puerto Rico's southwestern coast with 85 mph winds after territory plunges into total power blackout.
Hurricane Fiona made landfall along the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico near Punta Tocon at 3:20 p.m. ET with winds of 85 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.[Previous story, published at 3:09 p.m. ET]Power has gone out across all of the US territory of Puerto Rico on Sunday, according to PowerOutage.us, as Hurricane Fiona bears down on the islands, which are already grappling with the threat of flooding and mudslides stemming from the Category 1 storm.
How to prepare for a hurricane 00:57President Joe Biden on Sunday morning approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico, freeing up federal resources, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for emergency response and disaster relief efforts. The threat won't end once the storm passes between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
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