Travellers swamp Puerto Rico's main airport; dam on verge of collapse


  • World
  • Monday, 25 Sep 2017

A car submerged in flood waters is seen close to the dam of the Guajataca lake after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Guajataca, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hundreds of stranded travellers filled the sweltering halls of San Juan International Airport on Monday anxious to know when they could leave and reconnect with families after Hurricane Maria devastated power and communications across the island.

Fearful of checking out of hotels in case they could not get on the few flights available, worried passengers waited in long lines at Puerto Rico's main airport, struggling to get through to loved ones and airlines alike.

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