Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico Wednesday morning and is expected to keep pounding the U.S. territory with life-threatening winds for 12 to 24 hours, forecasters say.
TAKE COVER NOW! Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado
was approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your
shelter. Take action now to protect your life!
The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a
reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or
other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows
to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of
these life-threatening conditions.
According to information received calling is a problem, but texting is an option. Currently, it’s too early to understand the situation in the US Virgin Islands. Anyone with family in USVI and in need of information or relating messages of assistance, please call 340-773-2244 Or 340-774-2244
Initial tweets say about widespread damages, but there are no words of injuries or casualties.
The hospital in St. John is no longer operational.
Jennifer tweeted:Â HurricaneMaria is in her final stages for the island. My friends are in a bind, but they are alive.
