Hurricane Fiona hits the Dominican Republican while rain continues to lash Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Fiona is continuing to strengthen - threatening lives in parts of the Caribbean, say US forecasters.
Mr Abinader has declared three eastern provinces of the Dominican Republic to be disaster zones, amid warnings from the NHC of "heavy rainfall and life-threatening flash flooding". Connection returned for a few minutes on Monday, just long enough to allow Ms Wilcox, who is Canadian, to watch the end of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral while the hurricane raged outside.
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