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Jaclyn Diaz

5 numbers that show Hurricane Fiona's devastating impact on Puerto Rico

Playa Salinas is flooded after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, on Monday. (Alejandro Granadillo/AP)

In the wake of Hurricane Fiona walloping Puerto Rico, communities are underwater, bridges and roads destroyed, and many residents' homes are unlivable. Early figures indicate a tough road ahead as residents attempt to recover.

It will be some time before experts get a full handle on the scale of the damage caused by Fiona, according to Rachel Cleetus, the policy director for the Climate and Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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