All people living near the Guajataca River in northwest Puerto Rico should evacuate immediately because of a possible dam breach, the National Weather Service in San Juan said Friday afternoon on Twitter.
“All Areas surrounding the Guajataca River should evacuate NOW. Their lives are in DANGER! Please SHARE!” the tweet said.
About 70,000 people in the area of the Guajataca Dam that have been told to evacuate, National Guard spokeswoman Yennifer Alvarez told CNN’s Leyla Santiago.
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