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Thousands of Puerto Ricans evacuated as dam threatens to breach

26 September 2017

Hurricane Maria has damaged the Guajataca dam in Puerto Rico so much that it has developed a large fissure and could cause lethal flash floods if it breaches

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Thousands of Puerto Ricans evacuated as dam threatens to breach

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