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See photos and videos of the devastation caused by Hurricane Fiona

By The Associated PressUpdated September 19, 2022, 12:55 p.m.
A road was blocked by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Sunday, Sept. 18.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press

Hurricane Fiona roared over the Dominican Republic on Monday, a day after knocking out power to all of Puerto Rico and causing damage the governor described as “catastrophic.” Many people were also left without water service.

Hundreds of people were evacuated or rescued across the island as floodwaters rose swiftly. The wind and water from Fiona stripped the pavement from roads, tore off roofs and sent torrents pouring into homes. The storm also took out a bridge and flooded an airport runway.

Here are some photos of the devastation Hurricane Fiona has caused in Puerto Rico.

A man walks on the beach in Nagua, Dominican Republic, on September 18, 2022, in the framework of the hurricane Fiona passage through the country. ERIKA SANTELICES/afp/AFP via Getty Images
Aftermath of Fiona in Capesterre-Belle-Eau, the French island of Guadeloupe, on Sept. 17.Lara Balais/Photographer: Lara Balais/AFP/Ge
A man looks at the sea at the beach in Nagua, Dominican Republic, on September 19, 2022, during the passage of Hurricane Fiona.ERIKA SANTELICES/afp/AFP via Getty Images
A youth rides his bycicle at the seaside in Nagua, Dominican Republic, on September 19, 2022, as Hurricane Fiona passes through the country. ERIKA SANTELICES/afp/AFP via Getty Images
View of an empty street in Nagua, Dominican Republic, on September 19, 2022, as Hurricane Fiona passes through the country.ERIKA SANTELICES/afp/AFP via Getty Images
A man walks on a road flooded by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 18.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
People clean a house flooded by the rains of Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
A flooded road is seen during the passage of Hurricane Fiona in Villa Blanca, Puerto Rico.MELVIN PEREIRA/AFP via Getty Images
A flooded road is seen during the passage of Hurricane Fiona in Villa Blanca, Puerto Rico.MELVIN PEREIRA/AFP via Getty Images
A road is flooded by the rains of Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
People look at a flooded road during the passing of Hurricane Fiona through Cayey, Puerto Rico.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
A worker of the Loiza municipality calls on residents to evacuate due to imminent flooding due to the rains of Hurricane Fiona, in Loiza, Puerto Rico.Alejandro Granadillo/Associated Press
A road blocked is blocked by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
A river swollen with rain caused by Hurricane Fiona speeds through Cayey, Puerto Rico.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
A worker cuts an electricity pole that was downed by Hurricane Fiona as it blocks a road in Cayey, Puerto Rico.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
People clean debris from a road after a mudslide caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico.Stephanie Rojas/Associated Press
A flooded road is seen during the passage of hurricane Fiona in Villa Blanca, Puerto Rico.JOSE RODRIGUEZ/AFP via Getty Images
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