Hurricane Maria churned toward the Turks and Caicos on Friday after lashing Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands with winds and rain that destroyed homes, flooded streets, crippled economies and left at least 32 people dead. Maria is the second major hurricane to hit the Caribbean this month and the strongest storm to hit the US territory of Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years. At least 15 people were killed in Puerto Rico, El Nuevo Dia‏ newspaper reported. Puerto Rico was already facing the largest municipal debt crisis in US history. Maria was expected to bring as much as 40 inches of rain to Puerto Rico and an island-wide flash flood watch was in effect.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 22, 2017 12:56 UTC