Hurricane Fiona: One dead in Dominican Republic after ravaging Puerto Rico
The storm strengthened to a Category Two hurricane late Monday, said the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), which forecast continuing rains and possible new catastrophic floods during the night in both Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic.
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Hurricane Fiona dumped torrential rain on the Dominican Republic and left one person there dead on Monday after triggering major flooding in Puerto Rico and widespread power blackouts across both Caribbean islands.(AFP)
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Red alerts were in effect in seven of the island's 32 provinces, down from 18 earlier in the day, with more than 12,000 people sheltering in safe areas, according to emergency services.(AFP)
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One man died while cutting down a tree in his home as a precautionary measure, authorities said, without giving further details.(AFP)
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President Luis Abinader declared three eastern provinces to be disaster zones namely La Altagracia, El Seibo and Hato Mayor.(AP)
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