![]() Delta: Delta customers with flights scheduled until Aug.Here’s a look at the airlines that are allowing some passengers to rebook: Several US airlines are offering travel waivers to customers with scheduled flights to the eastern Caribbean as Tropical Storm Dorian travels through the Caribbean Sea. Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is pictured in February The stock levels of these commodities are well above what was in place in on-island in 2017.” Virgin Islands to enable an even faster response to events in the Caribbean. ![]() ![]() “Since 2017, FEMA has prepositioned life sustaining commodities throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. To add to the severity, the island had not yet fully recovered from Hurricane Irma, which pummelled Puerto Rico with high winds just two weeks earlier. Maria was the first Category 4 hurricane to directly impact Puerto Rico in 85 years. Why we’re talking about 2017: Many in Puerto Rico are still reliving nightmares from Hurricane Maria, which killed thousands of people in 2017 and left almost the entire US territory without power for weeks. “FEMA is taking all possible preparatory actions in anticipation of impacts, including the forward deployment of personnel,” a FEMA spokesperson said. Norwegian Cruise Line said it has not changed any schedules, but added officials are still “closely monitoring the projection of Tropical Storm Dorian and will provide updates accordingly.”Īs Tropical Storm Dorian churns in the Caribbean Sea, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has more supplies on hand in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands than in 2017. Meanwhile, Royal Caribbean said it has “modified the itineraries of Symphony of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, and Harmony of the Seas from Eastern to Western Caribbean routes.” It’s stop in Grand Turk will not be on Sunday.Ĭarnival Breeze, which was supposed to stop in San Juan on Wednesday, will stay at sea instead. It will head to Amber Cove on Saturday instead of its originally planned San Juan. “Our Fleet Operations Center continues to monitor the storm and will make any adjustments as needed as the safety of our guests and crew is our number one priority,” the cruise line said in a statement.Ĭarnival Sunrise will still depart New York today as scheduled, but it will stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday instead of Grand Turk. The Carnival Breeze is pictured in 2012 Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Lines via Getty ImagesĬarnival Cruise Line is making some itinerary modifications to avoid the current path of Tropical Storm Dorian, the company announced today. Generally, the season reaches a peak in the eight weeks surrounding Sept. September is peak hurricane season: Dorian is the fourth named storm of this hurricane season.Rescue teams are preparing for the storm: A team of over 200 people from nearly 30 different fire departments in South Florida were preparing for deployment to the Caribbean and Puerto Rico Monday, according to CNN affiliate WPLG-TV. ![]() Puerto Rico braces for impact: Puerto Ricans are scrambling to stock up on supplies before Dorian approaches Wednesday evening.It’s expected to be a Category 1 hurricane at that point. “The storm is still forecast to be a hurricane as it approaches Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Wednesday and Thursday,” CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. It could become a hurricane: Dorian is forecast to intensify into a hurricane after it passes the Windward Islands and moves into the Caribbean Sea, according to CNN meteorologist Haley Brink.Dorian is expected to dump up to 10 inches of rain over the Windward Islands and up to 8 inches in Barbados and Dominica through Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said. About the storm: Dorian is considered a very compact storm, with tropical-storm-force winds (those ranging from 39 mph to 73 mph) extending only 45 miles from the center.Our live coverage has ended, but keep reading CNN for more details about the storm. ![]() Tropical Storm Dorian is on track to slam the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, an island still grappling with the devastation of Hurricane Maria. ![]()
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