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'Life-threatening, catastrophic flooding' in Puerto Rico

The storm knocked out the island's power grid

Aired 09/19/2022

NJ Spotlight News

'Life-threatening, catastrophic flooding' in Puerto Rico

Clip: 9/19/2022 | 1m 28sVideo has Closed Captions

The storm knocked out the island's power grid

Puerto Rico is reporting catastrophic damage including widespread power outages after being pummeled by Hurricane Fiona. The storm barreled through the U.S. territory this weekend, knocking out the power grid. At least 2,000 people are in shelters. Authorities say no deaths have been reported, but that it's too early to assess the full scope of the damage.

Aired 09/19/2022

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