Hurricane Fiona targets Turks and Caicos after leaving 1 million without running
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Hurricane Fiona is threatening more deadly flooding as it slams the Turks and Caicos islands Tuesday, having devastated Puerto Rico – cutting power and water service for most of its 3.1 million residents – and leaving more than 1 million without running water in the Dominican Republic.
Fiona, which strengthened early Tuesday to a Category 3 with sustained winds of more than 111 mph, was centered about 40 miles off Grand Turk Island around 11 a.m. ET. Its heavy rains were threatening “life-threatening flooding” through the afternoon in parts of the Turks and Caicos, a British territory of about 38,000 people, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
Still dealing with Fiona’s ruinous path are the Dominican Republic – where Fiona’s outer bands still could cause flooding after it traversed the Caribbean nation Monday – and Puerto Rico, which Fiona crossed a day earlier, causing a near blackout and leaving damage not seen there since Hurricane Maria made landfall five years ago Tuesday, officials said.
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