(CNN) — Rescuers have been scrambling to save flooding victims in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona wiped out power to most of the island before crashing into the Dominican Republic. Even Puerto Ricans who remember the wrath of Hurricane Maria in 2017 said Fiona might be more destructive. One hundred first responders from New York will head to the US territory to help as soon as weather allows, Puerto Rico Gov. Fiona made landfall Monday morning in the Dominican Republic after crossing onto land a day earlier in southwestern Puerto Rico. Still, Puerto Rico remains almost entirely under flash flood or flood warnings — nearly five years to the day after Hurricane Maria devastated the territory.

Source: CNN September 20, 2022 00:39 UTC