Hurricane Fiona batters parts of Caribbean

September 24, 2022

This week parts of the Caribbean were affected by, a hurricane. Large-scale damage to critical water and power infrastructure has been sustained with winds raging as high as per hour, and later reports of heavy rainfall and flash flooding. The main affected area was Puerto Rico, where at least four people have died and 80% of the island remained without power. An estimated 1.3 million homes and businesses in were left without electricity.

One death was reported in Guadeloupe and two deaths were reported in the Dominican Republic, where President declared three eastern provinces as disaster zones. It was claimed by a resident that had been hit much harder than it was by  in 2017. Fiona then hit the Turks and Caicos Islands, where deputy governor reported widespread power outages, before the hurricane continued north towards Bermuda.

On Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency sent a team to Puerto Rico to assess the damage, as supported by Governor.