Puerto Rico braces for Dorian emergency as storm blows past Barbados

Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic braced for tropical storm Dorian on Tuesd...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic braced for tropical storm Dorian on Tuesday as it churned west-northwest, with officials cautioning that it could approach hurricane-strength on Wednesday after blowing over Barbados.

The storm’s center is expected to pass near or south of Puerto Rico on Wednesday, move near or over eastern Hispaniola Wednesday night and move north of Hispaniola on Thursday. Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced declared a state of emergency for the U.S. territory late on Monday in anticipation of the storm, the government said on Twitter.Barbados was hit by strong winds and intermittent showers, with periodic jolts of thunder and lightning, on Monday evening.

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