More than 80% of Puerto Rico remained without power Tuesday. Hurricane Fiona updates:
The storm strengthened to a Category 3 storm overnight with sustained winds of 115 mph. The hurricane, moving north-northwest at 10 mph, was centered about 10 miles off the coast of Grand Turk Island. Hurricane conditions were occurring over the Turks and Caicos and should persist through this morning, the National Weather Service said. Heavy rains there will continue through this afternoon with continued life-threatening flooding, the weather service said.
"Localized additional flash and urban flooding is possible in southern portions of Puerto Rico," the weather service said.In hard-hit Salinas, a municipality of about 30,000 people on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, Mayor Karilyn Bonilla estimated that 2,500 people required medical assistance. "We did not lose lives and that is thanks to all of you. My gratitude on behalf of my people," she wrote in a Facebook post."After finishing the response phase, we start with recovery work and support for the victims." estimated the economic impact on the island from Fiona to be about $10 billion. President Joe Biden, who previously declared a state of emergency to release federal aid to Puerto Rico, said he had spoken with Gov. Pedro Pierluisi late Monday.
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