Some parts of Puerto Rico are without power today, September 19 after Hurricane Fiona took out the entire electricity supply. The storm also left behind landslides and widespread flooding as it headed west to the Dominican Republic, with conditions too dangerous to make immediate repairs.

Heavy rain is expected to continue to batter Puerto Rico.

US president Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency for the US island.

There were also earlier reports of a nationwide power outage for the 3.3m people living on the Caribbean island with some health centres running on generators which were also affected.

The Category 1 storm saw winds reach 86mph (140km/h). No deaths have been reported as yet but one person was killed on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe when his house was swept away by flooding.