At least 25 deaths in Puerto Rico may be linked to Hurricane Fiona, island health department says

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Fiona hit the US territory as a Category 1 storm on September 18, dropping record rainfall, unleashing mudslides, flooding neighborhoods and leaving most of the island without power or water.

The fatalities included a 58-year-old man who was swept away by La Plata River behind his home in Comerío, and a 70-year-old man who died in a fire after attempting to fill his generator with gasoline in Arecibo, according to officials.

Puerto Rico's government, after initially saying only 64 people died as a result of Maria, later placed the death toll at nearly 3,000 -- making it one of the deadliest hurricanes in US history.

 

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