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Puerto Rico in total darkness after Hurricane Maria knocks out 100% of the island's power
- [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] The entire island of Puerto Rico is without power after Hurricane Maria swept through the U.S. territory today
- Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico Wednesday morning as a Cat. 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds
- As of 5.30pm ET, the storm has moved off shore and weakened to a Cat. 2 storm with 110 mph winds
- The storm is next headed to the Dominican Republic, where it's expected to strike tonight
- The Turks & Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas will see hurricane conditions Thursday evening
- Before hitting Puerto Rico, Maria battered St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for about five hours overnight
- Forecasters say it could regain strength and Maria could again become a major hurricane by Thursday
- So far, Maria has been blamed for nine deaths - seven on Dominica and two on Guadeloupe
Posted by: Fred 2017-09-21 |
