Hurricane Maria
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| Total fatalities | 3,057 |
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| Date | September 16, 2017 – October 2, 2017 |
| Category | Category 5 Hurricane (SSHWS) |
| Affected areas | Puerto Rico |
| Dominica | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| Did you know | Maria is the third-costliest Atlantic hurricane ($91. 6 billion in damage). |
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| ID | 567994 |
About Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria was a Category 5 hurricane that devastated U. S. Virgin Islands, Dominica and Puerto Rico in September 2017. It is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record to affect those islands and is also the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Jeanne in 2004.
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Puerto Rico earthquake: Punta Ventana collapses, such as powerful shaking hits
Interactive Punta Ventana before and after the collapse of 2020, 2014
damage A popular tourist rock formation in Puerto Rico is collapsed after a strong earthquake shook The Island , the houses and cause power outages.
The Stone arch, known as the Punta Ventana, was destroyed on Monday when the earthquake hit.
5. 8-magnitude quake was at a depth of 6 km (3. 7 miles), off The Caribbean island on the southern coast.
No tsunami warnings were issued and no casualties were reported.
however, There were reports of heavy damage to buildings, landslides and widespread power outages after the earthquake, which struck at 06:32 local time (10:32 GMT).
pictures of The Aftermath , the show, knocking down houses from their foundations and cars crushed under the buildings, which were posted on Social Media .
Among them was a picture of Punta Ventana, after he broke into The Ocean , near the southern town of Guayanilla.
A local.
"Playa Ventana is collapsed. Today our icon is> in everyone's memory"
In a previous Post ,
Some of the houses were badly damaged by the powerful earthquake,Puerto Rico , a U.S. territory of about 3. 2 million people, was shaken by a series of earthquakes since 28 December.
Several aftershocks, including a 5. 1-magnitude quake More Than four hours later, shook parts of The Island .
Puerto Rico is located between North America and The Caribbean tectonic plates, is prone to earthquakes, which have also caused significant damage in The Past .
The Island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria , a category 5 storm that devastated parts of The Caribbean in September 2017. In Puerto Rico alone, The Hurricane is estimated to have killed 2. 975 people and caused $100bn (£75 billion) in damages.
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Source of news: bbc.com
Hurricane Maria Photos
