Hurricane Fiona in Turks and Caicos Islands
Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Turks and Caicos Islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday 20 September, dumping heavy rains and triggering floods after cutting a path of devastation through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico – where most people remained without electricity or running water
The government imposed a curfew and urged people to flee flood-prone areas. Hurricane-force winds extended up to 30 miles (45km) from the centre. Fiona had maximum sustained winds of 115mph (185km/h) according to the Hurricane Centre.
- Type of event
- Flood, Storm
- Location of event
- Turks And Caicos Islands
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2022-09-20
- Time of Charter Activation
- 15:59
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+01:00
- Charter Requestor
- Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) on behalf of Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Activation ID
- 779
- Project Management
- Kevern DeBellot (Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies)
- Value Adding
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