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Devastated scenes after Hurricane Maria

Maria is the most powerful hurricane to strike Puerto Rico and Dominica in nearly a century.

Sailboats are seen capsized on land as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan Puerto Rico. Maria inflicted widespread damage across Puerto Rico, with virtually the whole island left without power or cell service. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images]
Sailboats are seen capsized on land as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan Puerto Rico. Maria inflicted widespread damage across Puerto Rico, with virtually the whole island left without power or cell service. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images]
26 Sep 2017

Storm-battered Puerto Rico, with a population of 3.4 million, is still without electricity five days after Hurricane Maria struck with ferocious winds and torrential rains, the most powerful hurricane to hit the US territory for nearly a century.

There have been growing concerns for some 70,000 people who live in the river valley below the Guajataca Dam in the island’s northwest, where cracks were seen, on Friday, in the 88-year-old earthen structure.

The National Weather Service warned of further flash floods in the west of the island on Monday as thunderstorms moved in.

Homes lay scattered after the passing of Hurricane Maria in Roseau, the capital of the island of Dominica. Lives have been lost around the Caribbean, including on hard-hit Dominica. [Carlisle Jno Baptiste/AP Photo]
Homes lay scattered after the passing of Hurricane Maria in Roseau, the capital of the island of Dominica. Lives have been lost around the Caribbean, including on hard-hit Dominica. [Carlisle Jno Baptiste/AP Photo]
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An aerial view shows the damage to the Guajataca dam. [Alvin Baez/Reuters]
An aerial view shows the damage to the Guajataca dam. [Alvin Baez/Reuters]
A father and son search for fresh water in Castle Comfort on the Caribbean island of Dominica following passage of Hurricane Maria which left more than 15 people dead in hard-hit Dominica, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced on September 21. The hurricane devastated the island, which has some 72,000 inhabitants and was hit by the storm on September 18 when it was at the height of its Category 5 power. [Cedrick Isham Calvados/AFP/Getty Images]
A father and son search for fresh water in Castle Comfort on the Caribbean island of Dominica following passage of Hurricane Maria which left more than 15 people dead in hard-hit Dominica, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced on September 21. The hurricane devastated the island, which has some 72,000 inhabitants and was hit by the storm on September 18 when it was at the height of its Category 5 power. [Cedrick Isham Calvados/AFP/Getty Images]
A destroyed home in Wesley Village, Dominica. Hurricane Maria inflicted catastrophic damages and at least 15 deaths in this Caribbean island. [Jose Jimenez/Getty Images]
A destroyed home in Wesley Village, Dominica. Hurricane Maria inflicted catastrophic damages and at least 15 deaths in this Caribbean island. [Jose Jimenez/Getty Images]
A car sits amid destruction in Roseau on the Caribbean island of Dominica, following passage of Hurricane Maria. [Cedrick Isham Calvados/AFP/Getty Images]
A car sits amid destruction in Roseau on the Caribbean island of Dominica, following passage of Hurricane Maria. [Cedrick Isham Calvados/AFP/Getty Images]
Junk vehicles that were inundated with flood waters are seen as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Maria left widespread damage across Puerto Rico, with virtually the whole island without power or cell service. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images]
Junk vehicles that were inundated with flood waters are seen as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Maria left widespread damage across Puerto Rico, with virtually the whole island without power or cell service. [Joe Raedle/Getty Images]
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Looting is seen amid destruction in Canefield in the Caribbean island of Dominica, four days after the passage of Hurricane Maria. Maria previously tore through several Caribbean islands, claiming the highest toll on Dominica, which has a population of around 72,000 and has been largely cut off from the outside world. [Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images]
Looting is seen amid destruction in Canefield in the Caribbean island of Dominica, four days after the passage of Hurricane Maria. Maria previously tore through several Caribbean islands, claiming the highest toll on Dominica, which has a population of around 72,000 and has been largely cut off from the outside world. [Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images]
A street stands devastated in Roseau, capital of the Caribbean island of Dominica, four days after the passage of Hurricane Maria. [Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images]
A street stands devastated in Roseau, capital of the Caribbean island of Dominica, four days after the passage of Hurricane Maria. [Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images]
A man rides his bicycle through a damaged road in Toa Alta, west of San Juan, Puerto Rico following the passage of Hurricane Maria. [Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images]
A man rides his bicycle through a damaged road in Toa Alta, west of San Juan, Puerto Rico following the passage of Hurricane Maria. [Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images]

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