escue teams take to Puerto Rico streets in darkness amid warnings that power could be out for months following devastating hit from Hurricane Maria Island of Puerto Rico is without power after Hurricane Maria swept through the U.S. territory Wednesday Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico Wednesday morning as a Cat. 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds Dropped to Cat.2 overnight but regained its major hurricane status, rising to a Category 3 early Thursday The Turks & Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas will see hurricane conditions Thursday evening Before hitting Puerto Rico, Maria battered St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for about five hours overnight Forecasters say it could regain strength and Maria could again become a major hurricane by Thursday So far, Maria has been blamed for 10 deaths - one on Puerto Rico, seven on Dominica and two on Guadeloupe
Mena: Puerto Rico and Dominica has been devastated by hurricane Maria that has killed many people, destroyed buildings and destroyed the electrical power grid plunging the islands into darkness due to power outage. People in Puerto Rico and Dominica are complaining about that government help is very slow.
Puerto Rico has been left devastated after Hurricane Maria hit the island with 155mph winds on Wednesday after it had already been hit by Hurricane Irma the week before
Cars have been forced to navigate the island by any means possible, as many roads have been partially or fully blocked by floodwaters and fallen trees. Pictured here, a car navigates the capital of San Juan
Hurricane Maria is moving closer to the Dominican Republic after it made landfall on Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico is seen during a blackout after Hurricane Maria made landfall on Wednesday. The governor predicts that the island may be without power for months due to the damage the storm wreaked on the power grid
Trees ripped from their roots lie around Plaza Colon in San Juan, Puerto Rico after the devastating Hurricane Maria smashed into the US territory
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