Puerto Rico was left in devastation after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the U.S. territory, cutting power to the entire island, flattening homes and causing massive flooding.
Maria hammered the island when it made landfall as a Category 4 storm Wednesday with winds nearing 250 km/h, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years.
In the capital of San Juan, trees and power lines covered roadways while many streets remained flooded as a result of the storm.
READ MORE: Hurricane Maria lashes Dominican Republic with heavy rain, high winds
All of Puerto Rico was under a flash flood warning on Thursday as the tail end of the storm could bring another 10 to 20 centimetres of rain, bringing the storm’s total to nearly 90 centimetres.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said there was one death reported so far: a man struck by a piece of lumber hurled by high winds.
“It’s nothing short of a major disaster,” he said in a CNN interview.
READ MORE: Space station captures chilling Hurricane Maria footage on its fearsome path to Puerto Rico
Hurricane Maria has left at least 10 people dead as it churns through the Caribbean, the second major hurricane to hit the islands this month.
Here’s a look at some devastation Hurricane Maria left in its wake.
–with a file from Reuters
- Trudeau tight-lipped on potential U.S. TikTok ban as key bill passes
- Canadian man dies during Texas Ironman event. His widow wants answers as to why
- Hundreds mourn 16-year-old Halifax homicide victim: ‘The youth are feeling it’
- On the ‘frontline’: Toronto-area residents hiring security firms to fight auto theft
Comments