PHOTOS: Inside Hurricane Fiona devastation; These pictures made us stop in our tracks
Amanda Cochran, Digital Special Projects Manager
Homes are flooded on Salinas Beach after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) (Alejandro Granadillo, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
While going through photos being shared from the Associated Press and Getty Images with photojournalists in these areas, we came upon some images that made us gasp at the devastation and human impact of this storm. Here are those photos.
Nelson Cirino sees his bedroom after the winds of hurricane Fiona tore the roof off his house in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
A personal view of Fiona’s devastation
Nelson Cirino's home stands with its roof torn off by the winds of Hurricane Fiona in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Fiona from above
This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Fiona in the Caribbean on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. The eye of newly formed Hurricane Fiona is near the coast of Puerto Rico — and it has already sparked an island-wide blackout and threatens to dump “historic” levels of rain. (NOAA via AP) (NOAA)
Cleanup is going to take awhile
A road is blocked by a mudslide caused by Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Stephanie Rojas) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
This reminds us of images from Harvey
Homes are flooded on Salinas Beach after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Taking shelter together
Residents affected by Hurricane Fiona rest at a storm shelter in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Stephanie Rojas) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Floodwaters stick around
Homes are flooded on Salinas Beach after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)