Hurricane Fiona hits Puerto Rico after knocking out power

People who were evacuated from their homes are seen in a public school turned shelter as Hurricane Fiona and its heavy rains approach in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico [Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters]

Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category One storm on Sunday, knocking out power and threatening to cause “catastrophic flooding” in the US island territory.

“It’s time to take action and be concerned,” Nino Correa, Puerto Rico’s emergency management commissioner, said on Sunday.