China News Agency, Beijing, September 21. Comprehensive news: According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Hurricane Fiona, which hit the Caribbean region, intensified into a Category 4 hurricane on the 21st, and has caused at least 5 deaths in the Caribbean region.
Tropical Storm Fiona in the Caribbean intensified into a Category 1 hurricane on the 18th of this month, and since then made landfall in Puerto Rico, an overseas U.S. territory, causing heavy rains and widespread power outages, Reuters reported citing the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
"Fiona" intensified to a Category 3 hurricane on the 20th and a Category 4 hurricane on the 21st as it left the British Turks and Caicos Islands.
According to CNN, "Fiona" has so far killed five people in the Caribbean, and much of Puerto Rico is still without water and power.
The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on the 20th that Puerto Rico has entered a state of public health emergency due to the influence of "Fiona".
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a statement on the same day that it would send hundreds of additional personnel to assist Puerto Rico in its emergency response work, and the director of the agency has also traveled to the local area.
According to relevant statistics, Puerto Rico's Category 4 Hurricane Maria in 2017 killed about 3,000 people and completely destroyed its power system.
According to Reuters, the British Turks and Caicos Islands were hit by "Fiona" on the 20th, causing power outages on five islands.
A Royal Navy patrol ship is expected to arrive on the evening of the 20th local time to help with rescue efforts, local officials said.
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