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Fiona has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches Puerto Rico. The country is expected to feel heavy rains and flooding early this week. Read for the latest weather update.

Hurricane Fiona strikes the Dominican Republic, leaving historic rainfall, flooding and an island-wide power outage behind in Puerto Rico. Updates.

After pounding Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with sheets of rain Sunday and early Monday, Hurricane Fiona is close to re-entering the open sea, where it is forecast to become a major hurricane by Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday, causing catastrophic flooding and landslides on the island.

After pounding Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with sheets of rain Sunday and early Monday, Hurricane Fiona is close to re-entering the open sea, where it is forecast to become a major hurricane by Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said.

2/2 © Reuters. A small boat tugs a small sailboat to safety as tropical storm Fiona approaches in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico September 17, 2022. REUTERS/R

Hurricane Fiona took out much of the power grid in Puerto Rico on Sept. 18 and brought heavy rains that caused flooding before sweeping by the Dominican Republic on Sept. 19, where it caused more damage almost five years to the day Hurricane Maria ravaged the islands.

The entire Puerto Rico was left without power after Hurricane Fiona, which made landfall on Sunday, caused catastrophic flooding.

Officials in Puerto Rico say it's too early to estimate the damage from Hurricane Fiona as the storm was still punishing the island with torrential rain and "historic" flooding this morning.

Although the storms are five years apart, they mirror one another in some respects, while differing in others.