As we told you earlier, Hurricane Maria made landfall this morning in Puerto Rico as an incredibly dangerous category 4 hurricane with wind gusts up to 155 m.p.h.
Which brings us to CNN’s Leyla Santiago who thought it would be a good idea to report from outside under those conditions for some reason. Here she is almost blowing away until a member of her crew jumps in to grab her:
CNN’s @LeylaSantiago blown around in San Juan, Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria makes landfall, packing 155 mph winds https://t.co/rs034iuZHO pic.twitter.com/lzosLNlttB
— CNN (@CNN) September 20, 2017
Keep in mind, she was outside when the police thought it was too dangerous to go out and rescue people:
Officers tell me they are already getting calls for rescue, but it's too dangerous to go out #PuertoRico #hurricanemaria #cnn pic.twitter.com/FkJjjtdaRI
— Leyla Santiago (@leylasantiago) September 20, 2017
1st responders on watch. One officer tells me it's hard to watch because they have family out there too #hurricanemaria #puertorico #cnn pic.twitter.com/piwaWDIczN
— Leyla Santiago (@leylasantiago) September 20, 2017
Santiago and her crew were eventually told to get into the hotel for their own safety:
Police just moved us into hotel. Too dangerous to be outside. This is the view of the hurricane from inside #hurricanemaria #PuertoRico #cnn pic.twitter.com/Ov828HbAsu
— Leyla Santiago (@leylasantiago) September 20, 2017
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Hurricane Maria about to make landfall in Puerto Rico as a Cat 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph https://t.co/FDiWJZ8PKb
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 20, 2017
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