Extremely dangerous hurricane Maria left the island of Puerto Rico, but left behind devastating winds. The effects of the disaster on the face of the island was completely left without electricity.
As reported by the national hurricane centerat noon today Maria weakened to a 3-category with winds of 115 miles per hour. Despite the fact that the hurricane moved on, strong gusts of wind still raging in most parts of Puerto Rico, reaching 74 miles per hour.
The head of service for emergency situations Abner Gomez said: «100 per cent of the island is now without electricity. The information we have received, not encouraging. This storm destroyed everything in its path».
In addition to a complete disconnect from the electricity supply, the island suffers from extensive flooding.
«This is complete destruction, said Carlos Mercader, a representative of the Governor of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico, from the point of view of infrastructure, will never be the same… It’s a historic event».
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Maria was the first in 85 years hurricane 4-category or above, which was a direct attack on Puerto Rico, which is home to 3.3 million people. The hurricane flooded the island with such intensity that he broke two radar National weather service.
According to preliminary data, Maria dropped a total of 12-18 inches of rain on Puerto Rico, before heading to the Dominican Republic.
Starting To receive images from Puerto Rico. My sister just sent me this. It’s from my hometown Utuado. #HurricaneMaria pic.twitter.com/STnSEI9yBm
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my hometown of #bayamon #puertorico I’ve been trying to get in contact with my dad all day, but his phone is going to voicemail ? pic.twitter.com/5SikiI7rlA
— Omar Maldonado (@OmarAndre606) September 20, 2017
