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Sunlei

(22,651 posts) Wed Sep 20, 2017, 02:17 PM Sep 2017

Live Hurricane Maria batters Puerto Rico with force 'not seen in modern history' - latest news [View all]

Source: telegraph uk

Hurricane Maria is pummelling Puerto Rico, bringing "catastrophic" 155mph winds and dangerous storm surges, after battering the Virgin Islands.

It made landfall in Puerto Rico at 11.15am BST in the southeast coastal town of Yabucoa and is expected to punish the island with life-threatening winds that have torn off roofs and sent doors flying from hinges for up to 24 hours.

Watch live: Track path of Hurricane Maria

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/20/hurricane-maria-path-latest-news-live-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/

Watch live: Track path of Hurricane Maria

have to go to the news website to watch the live map

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/20/hurricane-maria-path-latest-news-live-puerto-rico-virgin-islands/

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Live Hurricane Maria batters Puerto Rico with force 'not seen in modern history' - latest news [View all] Sunlei Sep 2017 OP

'not seen in modern history' If you don't count 1992 as modern history I suppose... EX500rider Sep 2017 #1

The 24 hours part Iwasthere Sep 2017 #2

The quote is from the PR governor Liberalagogo Sep 2017 #3

Not seen in Puerto Rico, I think . . . hatrack Sep 2017 #6

Context is a difficult concept to grasp LanternWaste Sep 2017 #7

Not writing everything twice also escapes some people.. EX500rider Sep 2017 #8

TRUMP's hurricanes are the BIGGEST and the BEST! Still In Wisconsin Sep 2017 #4

Crying for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. lark Sep 2017 #5

Honestly? No, no they will not. NickB79 Sep 2017 #11

I think the same. lark Sep 2017 #13

It's as if hurricanes are now competing for which is the worse .."in modern history" (?) YOHABLO Sep 2017 #9

very bad, a lot is wrecked-here's a list of emergency numbers for PR with cells from a poster Rojoe Sunlei Sep 2017 #10

4-6 months. Jesus Christ. NickB79 Sep 2017 #12

Hope you heard from the family & everyone is ok. I see on the news people already clearing streets & Sunlei Sep 2017 #14

a tip for mailing stuff is to buy one of these, (link) its shipped to you in a box- you can fill the Sunlei Sep 2017 #15