Hurricane Maria is still causing problems on Puerto Rico, the latest being this evacuation order from the National Weather Service after the dam on the Guajataca River reportedly failed earlier today:
EMERGENCY: Guajataca DAM failure. Flash Flood Warning for Isabela & Quebradillas. #prwx
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) September 22, 2017
The area affected is on the northwest corner of the island:
215PM FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for A Dam Failure in Isabela Municipality y Quebradillas Municipality in Puerto Rico… #prwx pic.twitter.com/L3utOjxspR
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) September 22, 2017
At 210 PM, dam operators reported the Guajataca Dam is failing causing flash flooding downstream on the Rio Guajataca. #PRWX
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) September 22, 2017
Buses are now evacuating as many residents as possible:
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. Busses are currently evacuating people from the area as quickly as they can #prwx
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) September 22, 2017
All Areas surrounding the Guajataca River should evacuate NOW. Their lives are in DANGER! Please SHARE! #prwx
— NWS San Juan (@NWSSanJuan) September 22, 2017
We’ll update this post as soon as we learn more.
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