Puerto Rico has mobilized thousands of federal agents ahead of what threatens to be the first hurricane to lash the US territory since it was ravaged by Maria in 2017, authorities said Tuesday. US forecasters warn that Tropical Storm Dorian could reach hurricane strength by the time it passes the island’s southwestern coast on Wednesday. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria went from one end of Puerto Rico to the other, leaving a trail of destruction from which it has yet to recover.
