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Fiona was about 135 miles southeast of St. Croix Saturday morning and could near hurricane strength when it passes through Puerto Rico Sunday night.

Fiona strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane Sunday as it bore down on Puerto Rico, where people braced for severe wind and torrential rains.

Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm Wednesday after lashing the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The storm previously battered various eastern Caribbean islands, with one death reported in the French territory of Guadeloupe. Regional prefect Alexandre Rochatte told reporters Saturday that the body was found on the side of a road after floods washed away a home in the capital of Basse-Terre. More than 20 other people were rescued amid heavy wind and rain that left 13,000 customers without power.

Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to become a hurricane as it nears Puerto Rico.