BREAKING: Hurricane Fiona strengthens to a Category 3 storm as it heads towards the Turks and Caicos Islands after hammering Puerto Rico.
after the storm dumped more than 2 feet of rain on the island and knocked out the U.S. territory’s electricity supply.
“Storms are unpredictable,” Turks and Caicos Premier Washington Misick warned in a statement on Monday from London, where he was attending the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. “You must therefore take every precaution to ensure your safety.” He was scheduled to return home on Thursday.AFP - Getty Images
Officials said two other people who died in shelters during the storm are believed to have passed away from natural causes, but they said they were still waiting for the Institute of Forensic Sciences to confirm that.
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