The governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, said Monday that the island has been hit by a "catastrophic" storm.
A man stands near a flooded road during a storm.
According to the New York Times, a man died while trying to operate a generator on the south coast of Puerto Rico.
Almost all of the customers on Puerto Rico were without power on Monday. It could take several days for power to be restored to most of the island, according to the power company.
According to the National Weather Service, some parts of the island have received more than 30 inches of rain.
Hundreds of people have left their homes in Puerto Rico because of the storm.
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Puerto Rico on Sunday.
The Dominican Republic is in the path of the storm after it made a landfall on the island of Hispaniola. The storm is moving away from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It's projected to move near Turks and Caicos Tuesday and possibly become a major Hurricane by Thursday or Friday.
Puerto Rico's power grid has been vulnerable since Hurricane Maria devastated the island, leaving many without power for months and causing an estimated $90 billion in damage. Puerto Rico's financially stretched government struggled to restore the island's power grid, which has struggled with funding issues for years, and officials contracted with LUMA in 2020 to take over power transmission. The transition to a private operator has resulted in frequent power outages that have led Pierluisi to criticize the company, though the company has said the island's old infrastructure is to blame. Hundreds of Puerto Ricans protested the deal with LUMA and want the government to end it.
This year has seen the first hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Despite forecasts for an active year, the Atlantic Hurricane season has been quiet.
At least one million. According to the Washington Post, the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados told them how many people did not have water service.
The storm ripped through Puerto Rico.
The Dominican Republic is in the path of a powerful storm.
The island of Puerto Rico has lost electricity as a result of the storm.
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