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The devastation left by Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic [FOTOS]

tropical storm fiona it intensified into a hurricane on Sunday as it approached the coast of Puerto Rico.

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Fiona, advanced with winds up to 130 km / h, threatening Puerto Rico with heavy rains and landslides.

fionaadvanced at wind speeds up to 130 km / h, threatening Port Rich With heavy rains and landslides.

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344 thousand people were left without electricity in their homes, which is 23% of the users of the population.

About 344,000 people remained. without electricity in their homes, which is 23% of users of the population.

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Authorities expected isolated areas of Puerto Rico to receive 20 to 25 inches (508 to 635 mm) of rain.

Authorities expected 20 to 25 inches (508 to 635 mm) of rain in isolated areas Port Rich.

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Fiona had already caused serious damage while driving through Guadeloupe on Friday night.

fiona already caused serious damage when he passed through Guadeloupe Friday evening.

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In some places in this French territory, the water rose by more than 1.50 meters.

In some places in this French territory, the water rose by more than 1.50 meters.

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In Guadeloupe, a man died, carried away along with the house by the flood of the river.

The man died in Guadeloupeswept along with his house by the flood of the river.

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As the surface of the oceans warms, the frequency of more dangerous hurricanes with stronger winds and more intense rain increases.

As the surface of the oceans warms, the frequency hurricanes more virulent, with stronger winds and heavy rains.

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On Tuesday, the center of Fiona is expected to pass near the British Turks and Caicos Islands.

It is expected that on Tuesday the center fiona pass near the British Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Hurricane Fiona reached the Dominican Republic, leaving at least one dead and more than 12,000 displaced.

hurricane fiona came to Dominican Republic resulting in at least one death and more than 12,000 displaced persons.

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Major General Juan Mendez Garcia, director of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE), confirmed the death of a person in Nagua, in the north of the Dominican Republic.

Major General Juan Mendez Garcia, director of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE), confirmed the death of one person in Nagua, north of Dominican Republic.

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The deceased man was cutting down a tree in his house for prevention.

The deceased man was cutting down a tree in his house for prevention.

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Precipitation and strong winds forced mobilization from Monday dawn until

Rain and strong winds forced the mobilization of 12,485 people to “safe areas” from early Monday morning, 1,047 of them to state-run shelters.

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In a number of sectors there are interruptions in electricity and water supply.

In a number of sectors there are interruptions in electricity and water supply.

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The hurricane rose to Category 2 out of 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to the latest report from the US National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane rose to Category 2 out of five on the Saffir-Simpson scale, according to the latest report from the US National Hurricane Center. USA.

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Residents of poor neighborhoods in the region, one of the areas on high alert for a hurricane, walked between their wooden houses on Monday, ankle-deep water.

Residents of poor neighborhoods in this region, one of the areas on alert due to Hurricanewalked this Monday between their wooden houses in ankle-deep water.

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Meanwhile, flooded streets, blocked roads and power poles have also left Fiona in Bavaro, Verona and Friusa in Punta Cana.

Flooded streets, blocked roads and power poles are also gone in the meantime fiona in Bavaro, Verona and Friusa, in Punta Cana.

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center Hurricanehowever, is already outside the territory of the Dominican Republic, so the Council of Europe has reduced the status of “red alert” to 7 provinces out of 32 in the country.

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Earlier, President Luis Abinader said that

President Luis Abinader has previously declared three eastern provinces “disaster zones”: La Altagracia, to which the tourist Punta Cana belongs, El Seibo and Ato Mayor.

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It is assumed that Fiona will continue to intensify and the rains will continue with possible new flooding.

Estimated fiona will continue to intensify and rains will continue with possible new “catastrophic” flooding on Tuesday in both Puerto Rico and eastern Puerto Rico. Dominican Republic.

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