Eye Of Hurricane Fiona Nears Battered, Powerless Puerto Rico

U.S. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the U.S. territory as the eye of the storm approached the island's southwest corner.

The eye of newly formed Hurricane Fiona neared Puerto Rico's south coast on Sunday — already causing an island-wide power blackout and threatening to dump "historic" levels of rain.

Forecasters said the downpour was expected to produce landslides and catastrophic flooding, with up to 25 inches possible in isolated areas.

"It's time to take action and be concerned," said Nino Correa, Puerto Rico's emergency management commissioner.