Hurricane Maria
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| Total fatalities | 3,057 |
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| Date | September 16, 2017 – October 2, 2017 |
| Category | Category 5 Hurricane (SSHWS) |
| Affected areas | Puerto Rico |
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| Did you know | Maria is the third-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($91. 6 billion in damage). |
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| ID | 567994 |
About Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria was a Category 5 hurricane that devastated U. S. Virgin Islands, Dominica and Puerto Rico in September 2017. It is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record to affect those islands and is also the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Jeanne in 2004.
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Hurricane Dorian Grazes Puerto Rico
A couple of Board to the door of your beach house as tropical storm Dorian approaches in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
The Eye of Dorian, a category one hurricane, has missed the Chance of the main island of Puerto Rico .
The U.S. territory's smaller Islands, Vieques and Culetra, were hit by heavy rains and strong winds.
Dorian is significantly less powerful than The Hurricane that hit Puerto Rico , two years ago.
reach It is expected to gather strength in the coming days, and of course, the US States of Florida and Georgia through the weekend.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Thursday said no watches or warnings could just start in effect for the country, as The Storm moves into the Open Water , but tropical storm force winds in parts of Florida until Saturday night.
Florida declared a state of emergency on Wednesday. Governor Ron Desantis said it was "important for Floridians on The East to monitor the coast, This Storm closely".
But, experts say, it is too early to say exactly where or when it might come.
Dennis Feltgen, an NHC meteorologist in Miami, told the AP news Agency that.
What is the prognosis?as of Thursday morning, The Storm is packing winds of More Than 85mph (140 km/h) and could bring up to 12in (30cm) of rain when it reaches the country. It is about 90 miles (145 km) is currently North of Puerto Rico 's capital, San Juan .
The NHC expected to reach Dorian, severe hurricane status by Friday.
forecasters have warned of life threatening flash flooding and rip current conditions as The Storm moves into the region.
On Wednesday, wind gusts of 111mph (178 km/h) were reported in the vicinity of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, East of Puerto Rico .
The Storm , The first victim was allegedly a 80-year-old man who police said died after falling from a ladder as he tried to prepare for The Hurricane in San Juan .
the Governor Wanda vázquez Garced was set in force. Two cruise ships adjusted their routes to avoid The Territory This Week .
A road damaged due to Dorian in Riviere-Pilote, Martiniqueschools were closed as The Storm passed, but after the re-opening on Thursday, CNN reported.
Some 23,000 people were said to be without power in Puerto Rico reported, on Wednesday afternoon, with further power outages in the U.S. Virgin Islands, AP said.
According to Mr Feltgen, The Storm is expected to reach US on Sunday or Monday .
- What has to say, President Trump?Late on Tuesday, President Trump emergency approved Declaration to the authorization of Federal agencies to provide disaster assistance.
He cut off in Puerto Rico on The Island of sat For Dorian 's approach.
storm Dorian over St. ThomasIn a series of tweets on Wednesday, he said The Island government "was broken" and "corrupt".
He added that he was "The Best thing ever, Puerto Rico is happening".
Carmen Yulin Cruz. The mayor of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan , NOT tweeted: "THIS IS not ABOUT POLITICS; it's about saving LIVES. "
On Tuesday, Mr Trump tweeted: "Wow! Yet another big storm in the direction of Puerto Rico . Will it ever end?"
The President has previously given the political censorship in 2017, his response to Hurricane Maria , which caused severe devastation in Puerto Rico .
He rated his handling of the disaster as "a huge success", while the defence official results of The High blood.
A woman buys Bottled Water from a local grocery store as tropical storm Dorian approaches in Cabo Rojo , Puerto Rico ) Is a Puerto Rico recovered from Maria ?around 30,000 homes in Puerto Rico still do not have the suitable roofs, the plan only according to US media.
The area remains burdened with More Than $70bn in Debt - crisis is exacerbated by storms.
Nearly 3,000 of The Island 's three million inhabitants died as a result of Maria - Many due to poor health care and a lack of electricity and clean water.
More Than 1,000 roads remain blocked, that storm landslides has said on The Island , the Transport Secretary.
It took 11 months to restore the full power on The Island , and recurring power failure for more deaths caused by diabetes, and sepsis.
The Storm is the strongest hurricane, the damage in the world this year and caused an estimated $100bn (£77bn) was.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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