Hurricane Fiona strengthens into Category 4 storm, heads toward Bermuda
It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda Thursday before hitting easternmost Canada by late Friday.
Hurricane Fiona
Hurricane Fiona strengthens to Category 4 storm
Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is expected to continue getting stronger as it passes west of Bermuda. More than half a million people in Puerto Rico are still without running water and many don't have power three days after Fiona slammed into the island.
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Fiona blasts Turks and Caicos Islands, begins moving toward Bermuda
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Hurricane Fiona slams into Puerto Rico
Most of Puerto Rico is without power right now after Hurricane Fiona slammed the island with a torrential downpour, triggering devastating flooding and mudslides. Michelle Carlo. medical adviser for Direct Relief in Puerto Rico, joins CBS News to discuss the damage and ways to help.
Puerto Rico in the dark after Hurricane Fiona
Puerto Rico is expected to be without power for days after Hurricane Fiona made landfall. This comes five years after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. CBS News lead national correspondent David Begnaud joins "CBS News Mornings" from Puerto Rico with the latest.
Hurricane Fiona pummels Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, power is slowly coming back on after the island was slammed by Hurricane Fiona this week. The powerful Category 1 storm continues to generate heavy rainfall and flash flooding even as it heads away from the Caribbean. It's just the latest in a series of disasters for Puerto Rico as Tuesday marks the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall. Lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports from Toa Baja.
Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico
Over 1.5 million people in Puerto Rico are without power and the area has been inundated with rain from Hurricane Fiona. Reporter Alanis Quiñones from our partners at WAPA-TV joins CBS News from Salinas, Puerto Rico, with the latest.
2 dead as Hurricane Fiona leaves much of Puerto Rico without power
Nearly the entire island remains in the dark and many don't have running water.
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