Maria leaves Puerto Rico without power
san juan September 21, 2017 06:18Mary left a trace of destruction on the American island of Puerto Rico. In the rest of the Caribbean, the hurricane caused a ravage and cost at least ten people's lives.
Mary left a trace of destruction on the American island of Puerto Rico. In the rest of the Caribbean, the hurricane caused a ravage and cost at least ten people's lives.
The entire island of Puerto Rico is devoid of electricity by hurricane Maria. That reports security officials against the BBC.
Hurricane Maria arrived on the American island of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, where about 3.4 million people live. The storm made buildings in the capital of San Juan shake on their foundations. There also flew through the streets.
Hurricane Maria, who is now near Saba and Saint Eustatius, is still in force. The hurricane is already a hurricane of the fifth category and extremely dangerous, but according to the American National Hurricane Center, the latest measurements indicate a Hurricane Hunter plane that wind speeds have increased to 280 kilometers per hour.
Hurricane Maria is on his way to St. Croix, part of the American Virgin Islands. After discharging on Dominica and temporarily lowering, wind speeds up to 260 kilometers per hour have been measured again. Those belonging to the heaviest category 5.
In St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius, the long-standing hurricane Maria will cause extremely high precipitation. Weeronline expects the islands to get rain between 150 and 200 millimeters on Tuesday, possibly with more than 300 millimeters in space. That has fallen more than in September in the wettest places in the Netherlands.
Hurricane Maria has become even stronger, according to the National Hurricane Center in the United States, Maria is now in fifth category. That is the heaviest class with wind speeds of 260 kilometers per hour.
The fourth major hurricane this year has hit the small island of Dominica. Hurricane Maria is in the fifth and heaviest category and reached the island on Monday morning at 4:00.
The storm Maria has gained strength and is now a hurricane in the fourth category. Maria is now about 55 kilometers northeast of Martinique, reported the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday.
The storm Maria has gained strength and is now a hurricane in the third category. Maria is located about 150 kilometers from the Caribbean island of Dominica, reported the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Monday.
In the French part of the Caribbean island of Saint Maarten and on the island of Saint-Barthélemy, nine deaths were caused by Hurricane Irma. Seven people are still missing. This is what the French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said on Friday. He said there were 112 injured.
Hurricane Irma has demanded three lives on the American Virgin Islands. The death toll is now thirteen.
The storm damage on the Dominican Republic seems to fall on Thursday night. This is evidenced by reactions from Dutch tourists and hoteliers on the spot, after Hurricane Irma.
The French authorities have downsized the number of victims on the French part of Saint Maarten.
On the island of Puerto Rico three people were killed by Hurricane Irma. That states Governor Ricard Rossello of the American island in the eastern part of the Caribbean.
US President Donald Trump declared the state of emergency for the American Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the state of Florida in connection with Hurricane Irma.
The eye of Hurricane Irma approaches the Virgin Islands, Wednesday, reports the American National Hurricane Center. 'Irma's extremely dangerous core will soon go over parts of the Virgin Islands, and arrive in the afternoon or evening near or north of Puerto Rico,' said the NHC.
Pope Franciscus flies because of Hurricane Irma. The device with the church frog had to change due to the natural violence in the Caribbean area, said a staff member of the Vatican.
Hurricane Irma has become a tropical cyclone of the fourth category. This is the second highest level of hurricane, with wind speeds of up to 250 kilometers per hour.
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