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Hurricane Dorian: Torrential rain unleashes strong winds across Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

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Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency as it prepares for as tropical storm Dorian churns through the Caribbean Island.

 

The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has issued hurricane watch and tropical storm warnings for Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Forecasters now expect Tropical Storm Dorian to develop into a hurricane after making landfall in Puerto Rico. US President Donald Trump has approved an emergency declaration.

 

The move authorises US federal agencies to provide assistance and co-ordinate disaster relief.

 

By Wednesday morning, the storm was 290km (180 miles) south-east of Puerto Rico, approaching St Croix with maximum sustained winds of 60mph (96km/h), according to the NHC.

 

The NHC cautioned that tropical storm conditions are expected in Puerto Rico but hurricane conditions are also possible.

 

The centre said the storm may strengthen to a Category Two hurricane as it moves toward the east coast of Florida.

 

In Puerto Rico, a territory still recovering from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in 2017, there are fears of power cuts and damage from strong winds.

 

“Wow! Yet another big storm heading to Puerto Rico,” President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday. “Will it ever end?”

 

Though Mr Trump said Congress approved $92bn (£75bn) for the territory’s recovery, lawmakers have only allocated around $42bn, which has yet to be fully spent. The White House says the higher figure is an estimate of how much money the island will need over two decades.

 

We are tracking closely tropical storm Dorian as it heads, as usual, to Puerto Rico. FEMA and all others are ready, and will do a great job. When they do, let them know it, and give them a big Thank You – Not like last time. That includes from the incompetent Mayor of San Juan!

 

The storm is expected to pass south-west of Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola, possibly close to a Category 1 hurricane, on Wednesday night.

 

“Slow strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Dorian is forecast to be near hurricane strength when it moves close to Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola,” the NHC said.

 

On Thursday, Dorian is forecast to make landfall in the Dominican Republic, before moving past the Turks and Caicos and south-eastern Bahamas on Friday.

 

According to the NHC’s latest projections, the storm could make landfall in the US state of Florida late on Friday night or early Saturday morning.

 

Tropical storm warnings have been lifted for St Vincent and the Grenadines.

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