Hurricane Fiona
Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico on September 18, 2022, just days before the 5th anniversary of major Hurricane Maria, causing life-threatening floods and catastrophic damage to the U.S. territory.
This storm was particularly devastating because the island is still recovering from Hurricane Maria, which resulted in the deaths of almost 5,000 people and wiped out the power grid in 2017.
On September 18, 2022, Hurricane Fiona caused severe damage to Puerto Rico's plantain crops in the southern municipality of Peñuelas. Approximately 80 percent of the island's crop value was lost, with plantain and banana crops being the most severely affected.
Alexiel Lanzó, a 6-year-old, walks through the surging floodwaters in the municipality of Loíza in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.
Hurricane Fiona caused life-threatening flooding and landslides, resulting in catastrophic damage to roads and bridges, and leaving the island without power.
Annette Cedeño, 42, and her six-year-old son, Ezequiel Román, have lost their home again due to Hurricane Fiona struck in Maricao, western Puerto Rico. They are living under a blue tarp without access to power and water, struggling to rebuild their lives once again, as they had previously lost everything due to Hurricane Maria five years ago.
In the wake of Hurricane Fiona, floodwater levels can be seen on the wall of La Playa Barber Shop in the southern municipality of Salinas.
José Correa, 24, owner of La Playa Barber Shop, walks among mudslides and floodwaters that destroyed the business he established just a year ago.
