Hurricane Fiona devastates Puerto Rico with heavy rain, deaths
People clear a road from a fallen tree after Hurricane Fiona affected the area in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A boat lies washed up on shore after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Ponce, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Ortiz
A young girl affected by Hurricane Fiona looks at her phone at a shelter in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A Puerto Rico National Guard truck drives through a flooded street searching for people to be rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A member of the Puerto Rico National Guard search for people to be rescued from flooded streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Members of the Puerto Rico National Guard rescue a woman stranded in her house in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Children play in a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A gas station sign damaged by Hurricane Fiona lies on the ground in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A member of the Puerto Rico National Guard wades through water in search for people to be rescued from flooded streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A man who was evacuated from his home embraces a girl in a class room of a public school turned shelter as Hurricane Fiona and its heavy rains approaches in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
People arrive at a shelter after the passage of hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, on September 19, 2022. - Hurricane Fiona smashed into Puerto Rico, knocking out the US island territory's power while dumping torrential rain and wreaking catastrophic damage before making landfall in the Dominican Republic on Monday. (Photo by Jose Rodriguez / AFP) (Photo by JOSE RODRIGUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
People affected by Hurricane Fiona rest at a shelter in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A man removes damaged food from a restaurant affected during the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Penuelas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
A man wearing a rain cover stands in the darkness in front of a house after Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Civil defense personnel work removing fallen trees from the highway linking the provinces of Maria Trinidad Sanchez and Samana, in Dominican Republic, on September 19, 2022, after the passage of Hurricane Fiona.
People arrive at a shelter after the passage of hurricane Fiona in Salinas, Puerto Rico, on September 19, 2022.
Palm trees blow in the wind in Nagua, Dominican Republic, on September 19, 2022, during the passage of Hurricane Fiona.
A man on a motorcycle rides past fallen power lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Higuey, Dominican Republic, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas
A person walks amidst debris on the seashore in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas
Workers of the Social State Plan prepare food rations in preparation for Hurricane Fiona in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas
Workers of the Social State Plan prepare food rations in preparation for Hurricane Fiona in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas
Workers of the Social State Plan prepare food rations in preparation for Hurricane Fiona, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 18, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas
The entire island of Puerto Rico was without power on Sunday as Hurricane Fiona made landfall and threatened to cause "catastrophic flooding" and landslides before barreling toward the Dominican Republic, a government agency said.
The hurricane unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday and National Guard troops rescued hundreds of people who got stranded.
The storm stripped pavement from roads, tore off roofs and sent torrents pouring into homes. It also took out a bridge and flooded two airports. Puerto Rico's ports have been closed and flights out of the main airport cancelled.
Authorities reported two deaths from the hurricane — a Puerto Rican man who was swept away by a flooded river and a person in the Dominican Republic who was hit by a falling tree.
Since the start of the storm, National Guard troops have rescued more than 900 people, Gen. José Reyes told a news conference.
The blow from Fiona was made more devastating because Puerto Rico has yet to recover from Hurricane Maria, which killed nearly 3,000 people and destroyed the power grid in 2017.
Five years later, more than 3,000 homes on the island are still covered by blue tarps.
Here is a grim look into the the hurricane that has devastated the island.
With files from Associated Press