SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Streets usually abuzz with diners, shoppers, and traffic stood silent, shuttered and empty in the centre of San Juan on Tuesday as the Puerto Rican capital prepared for the onslaught of a massive hurricane the following morning.
Category 5 storm Maria was expected to tear across Puerto Rico after barrelling through St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the early hours of Wednesday, becoming the second highest-category hurricane to ravage the Caribbean this month.
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