Hurricane Fiona turned a weekend getaway to Puerto Rico for a Mesquite couple into a fight to get off the island.
Hurricane Fiona turned a Mesquite couple's weekend getaway to Puerto Rico into a fight to get off the island."The crazy part was I went downstairs to get breakfast, and they were boarding up all the windows. Saturday morning the entrance of the hotel was all boarded up," said Karl Burrell
The Burrell's say Saturday morning they woke up to resort employees digging ditches to divert water and also lining the first floor with sand bags.The power went out, but the Burrell's say generators came on shortly after.The couple, now stuck in San Juan, is feeling grateful, knowing many will likely be without electricity for several days.The Category 1 hurricane caused an island-wide blackout, along with catastrophic flooding and the fear of mudslides.
"It's pretty much been a nightmare," Burrell said. "I've been on the phone for 6 hours with American [Airlines] on and off just trying to make sure we can get out of here before Wednesday." The Burrell's spent Monday trying to book a flight home. They say their flight had to be changed 4 to 5 times. The couple says they are thinking about the people in Puerto Rico they will leave behind, devastated by Fiona's path.
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