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Hurricane Fiona makes landfall in Puerto Rico, knocking out power

A man stands in front of a beach before the arrival of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, September 17, 2022. © Alejandro Granadillo, AP

Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category One storm on Sunday afternoon, the US National Hurricane Center said. 

The hurricane struck the southwestern coast of the US island territory "near Punta Tocon at 3:20 pm" (1920 GMT), the NHC said on Twitter, as the storm packed maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour. A Category One hurricane is the lowest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

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