Failing dam prompts evacuations as Puerto Rico grapples with flooding
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Days after Hurricane Maria cratered homes and shredded power lines, officials in Puerto Rico on Friday continued rescue efforts, while warning that death tolls would likely increase as flooding continues to affect large portions of the island.
The National Weather Service said the Guajataca Dam, on the western side of the island, was failing Friday afternoon and that evacuations were underway. The weather service said the failure is causing flash flooding downstream on the Rio Guajataca, where
