Some 1.3 million customers without power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona


  • World
  • Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022

A worker removes utility poles in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Higuey, Dominican Republic, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An estimated 1.3 million homes and businesses remain without power in Puerto Rico Tuesday morning after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the island on Sunday, causing an island-wide power outage for its 3.3 million people.

After hitting Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Dominican Republic and was currently churning north toward the Turks and Caicos. The storm has killed at least three people.

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