On the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Maria – the worst natural disaster to ever hit Puerto Rico that killed 3,000 people – Hurricane Fiona has prompted US President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency. The US territory’s entire power grid has been knocked out, impacting 3.2 million residents. And widespread flooding and landslides has swept away homes, bridges, and vital infrastructure, including an airport runway. Governor Pedro Pierluisi described the damage as “catastrophic.” Fiona is expected to hit neighbouring nations as it heads north. Meanwhile in Japan, 2 people have been killed, 90 people have been injured, and 9 million residents have been urged to take shelter thanks to super typhoon Nanmadol. The system is forecast to continue over Japan’s main island of Honshu, bringing heavy rainfall in Osaka and Kyoto today, before moving over Tokyo and northeastern Japan mid-week.