San Juan-Sana
Floods in northern Puerto Rico caused landslides and closed dozens of schools.
As much as 15 centimeters of rain fell in less than six hours in some places, causing the fall of several trees and forcing the authorities to close several major roads, with many people staying in shelters, the Associated Press quoted Nino Correa, Commissioner of the Office of Emergency and Disaster Management, as saying. after flooding their homes.
For its part, the National Weather Service in San Juan said that the northern town of Toa Alta was most affected by the rainfall, while flooding was exacerbated along coastal areas by large waves up to four meters high that hit the northern coast of the island.