Fiona Wallops Turks & Caicos Islands

September 20, 2022 4:08 am

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Hurricane Fiona is blasting the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remain without electricity or running water. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says hurricane conditions are slamming Grand Turk, the British territory’s capital island. The government had imposed a curfew and urged people to flee flood-prone areas. rom the center. Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and was moving north-northwest at 10 mph early Tuesday. The Hurricane Center says the storm is likely to strengthen further into a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Bermuda on Friday. It’s forecast to weaken before running into easternmost Canada over the weekend.