Weakened dam looms as latest threat to Puerto Rico after hurricaneSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A dam in Puerto Rico weakened by heavy rains from Hurricane Maria was in danger of failing on Sunday, posing a flood threat to thousands of homes downstream as the storm-battered U.S. island territory struggled through a fifth day with virtually no electricity. Some 70,000 people who inhabit a river valley below the Guajataca Dam in the northwestern corner of the island have been under evacuation orders since Friday afternoon, when authorities first warned that the earthen structure was in danger of imminent collapse. The fear of a potentially catastrophic dam break added to the pandemonium facing disaster relief authorities in the aftermath of Maria, which has claimed at least 29 lives across the Caribbean, according to officials and media reports.  Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello personally urged residents of the area to heed evacuation orders after surveying damage to the dam on Saturday, telling reporters that a fissure in the structure  has become a significant rupture.  The dam, which stands about 120 feet (37 meters) tall, was built in 1929 and supplies the surrounding region with hydropower, drinking water and irrigation supplies. The National Weather Service in San Juan, the island s capital, extended a flash flood watch for communities along the rain-swollen Guajataca River below the dam through midday Sunday. If the dam were to fail, flooding would be life-threatening, the Weather Service warned.  Stay away or be swept away,  it said. Maria, the second major hurricane to savage the Caribbean this month and the most powerful to strike Puerto Rico in nearly a century, carved a path of destruction through the island after plowing ashore early on Wednesday.  Arriving as a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, with top winds of up to 155 mph (249.5 kph), Maria ripped roofs from buildings, turned roads into gushing debris-strewn rivers and knocked out power across the entire island, home to 3.4 million people.  We lost our house, it was completely flooded,  said  resident Carmen Gloria Lamb, a resident near the rain-swollen Guajataca.  We lost everything; cars, clothes, everything.  Puerto Rico officials have officially confirmed 10 storm-related fatalities on the island, and the hurricane was blamed for at least 19 other deaths across the Caribbean, the bulk of them on the devastated island nation of Dominica. Severe flooding, structural damage to homes and the loss of all electricity, except from backup generators, were three of the most pressing problems facing Puerto Ricans, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose state is home to many of Puerto Rican descent, said during a tour of the island.  It s a terrible immediate situation that requires assistance from the federal government, not just financial assistance,  he said on CNN on Saturday. Even the island s medical facilities have been left in precarious shape, with many hospitals flooded, strewn with rubble and running critically low on diesel fuel needed to keep generators operating. Evacuation to the U.S. mainland is the only option for some patients. Signs of the strain on Puerto Ricans were evident throughout San Juan, the capital. Drivers had to wait up to seven hours at the few filling stations open on Saturday, according to news reports. Water rationing also began on Saturday. Signs posted throughout San Juan s Old Town informed residents that service would return for two hours until further notice.  Telephone service also was unreliable, with many of the island s cell towers damaged or destroyed. On Sunday morning, the governor told reporters that officials would continue to clear roads and bridges blocked by the storm and that he would be joining a supply delivery mission to Caguas, a small city in the mountains south of San Juan.  The storm caused an estimated $45 billion of damage and lost economic activity across the Caribbean, with at least $30 billion of that in Puerto Rico, said Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler at Enki Research in Savannah, Georgia.  Maria, which was hundreds of miles (km) east of Florida over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm and was expected to weaken further as it moves north in the Atlantic off the East Coast over the next two days. Maria hit Puerto Rico about two weeks after Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean and the United States. The two storms followed Hurricane Harvey, which also killed more than 80 people when it struck Texas in late August and caused flooding in Houston. worldnews
weakened dam looms latest threat puerto rico hurricanes juan puerto rico reuters a dam puerto rico weakened heavy rains hurricane maria danger failing sunday posing flood threat thousands homes downstream island territory struggled fifth day virtually electricity some people inhabit river valley guajataca dam northwestern corner island evacuation orders since friday afternoon authorities first warned earthen structure danger imminent collapse the fear potentially catastrophic dam break added pandemonium facing disaster relief authorities aftermath maria claimed least lives across caribbean according officials media reports puerto rico governor ricardo russell personally urged residents area heed evacuation orders surveying damage dam saturday telling reporters fissure structure become significant rupture the dam stands feet meters tall built supplies surrounding region hydropower drinking water irrigation supplies the national weather service san juan island capital extended flash flood watch communities along guajataca river dam midday sunday if dam fail flooding would weather service warned stay away swept away said maria second major hurricane savage caribbean month powerful strike puerto rico nearly century carved path destruction island flowing ashore early wednesday arriving category storm wind scale top winds mph kph maria ripped roofs buildings turned roads pushing rivers knocked power across entire island home million people we lost house completely flooded said resident carmen gloria lamb resident near guajataca we lost everything cars clothes everything puerto rico officials officially confirmed fatalities island hurricane blamed least deaths across caribbean bulk devastated island nation dominic severe flooding structural damage homes loss electricity except backup generators three pressing problems facing puerto ricas new york governor andrew como whose state home many puerto rica descent said tour island it terrible immediate situation requires assistance federal government financial assistance said cnn saturday even island medical facilities left precarious shape many hospitals flooded strewn rubble running critically low diesel fuel needed keep generators operating evacuation mainland option patients signs strain puerto ricas evident throughout san juan capital drivers wait seven hours filling stations open saturday according news reports water rationing also began saturday signs posted throughout san juan old town informed residents service would return two hours notice telephone service also unreliable many island cell towers damaged destroyed on sunday morning governor told reporters officials would continue clear roads bridges blocked storm would joining supply delivery mission canvas small city mountains south san juan the storm caused estimated billion damage lost economic activity across caribbean least billion puerto rico said chuck watson disaster modeled eki research savannah georgia maria hundreds miles km east florida atlantic ocean sunday downgraded category storm expected weaken moves north atlantic east coast next two days maria hit puerto rico two weeks hurricane irma one powerful atlantic storms record killed people caribbean united states the two storms followed hurricane harvey also killed people struck texas late august caused flooding houston worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Weakened dam looms as latest threat to Puerto Rico after hurricaneSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - A dam in Puerto Rico weakened by heavy rains from Hurricane Maria was in danger of failing on Sunday, posing a flood threat to thousands of homes downstream as the storm-battered U.S. island territory struggled through a fifth day with virtually no electricity. Some 70,000 people who inhabit a river valley below the Guajataca Dam in the northwestern corner of the island have been under evacuation orders since Friday afternoon, when authorities first warned that the earthen structure was in danger of imminent collapse. The fear of a potentially catastrophic dam break added to the pandemonium facing disaster relief authorities in the aftermath of Maria, which has claimed at least 29 lives across the Caribbean, according to officials and media reports.  Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello personally urged residents of the area to heed evacuation orders after surveying damage to the dam on Saturday, telling reporters that a fissure in the structure  has become a significant rupture.  The dam, which stands about 120 feet (37 meters) tall, was built in 1929 and supplies the surrounding region with hydropower, drinking water and irrigation supplies. The National Weather Service in San Juan, the island s capital, extended a flash flood watch for communities along the rain-swollen Guajataca River below the dam through midday Sunday. If the dam were to fail, flooding would be life-threatening, the Weather Service warned.  Stay away or be swept away,  it said. Maria, the second major hurricane to savage the Caribbean this month and the most powerful to strike Puerto Rico in nearly a century, carved a path of destruction through the island after plowing ashore early on Wednesday.  Arriving as a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, with top winds of up to 155 mph (249.5 kph), Maria ripped roofs from buildings, turned roads into gushing debris-strewn rivers and knocked out power across the entire island, home to 3.4 million people.  We lost our house, it was completely flooded,  said  resident Carmen Gloria Lamb, a resident near the rain-swollen Guajataca.  We lost everything; cars, clothes, everything.  Puerto Rico officials have officially confirmed 10 storm-related fatalities on the island, and the hurricane was blamed for at least 19 other deaths across the Caribbean, the bulk of them on the devastated island nation of Dominica. Severe flooding, structural damage to homes and the loss of all electricity, except from backup generators, were three of the most pressing problems facing Puerto Ricans, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose state is home to many of Puerto Rican descent, said during a tour of the island.  It s a terrible immediate situation that requires assistance from the federal government, not just financial assistance,  he said on CNN on Saturday. Even the island s medical facilities have been left in precarious shape, with many hospitals flooded, strewn with rubble and running critically low on diesel fuel needed to keep generators operating. Evacuation to the U.S. mainland is the only option for some patients. Signs of the strain on Puerto Ricans were evident throughout San Juan, the capital. Drivers had to wait up to seven hours at the few filling stations open on Saturday, according to news reports. Water rationing also began on Saturday. Signs posted throughout San Juan s Old Town informed residents that service would return for two hours until further notice.  Telephone service also was unreliable, with many of the island s cell towers damaged or destroyed. On Sunday morning, the governor told reporters that officials would continue to clear roads and bridges blocked by the storm and that he would be joining a supply delivery mission to Caguas, a small city in the mountains south of San Juan.  The storm caused an estimated $45 billion of damage and lost economic activity across the Caribbean, with at least $30 billion of that in Puerto Rico, said Chuck Watson, a disaster modeler at Enki Research in Savannah, Georgia.  Maria, which was hundreds of miles (km) east of Florida over the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm and was expected to weaken further as it moves north in the Atlantic off the East Coast over the next two days. Maria hit Puerto Rico about two weeks after Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, killed more than 80 people in the Caribbean and the United States. The two storms followed Hurricane Harvey, which also killed more than 80 people when it struck Texas in late August and caused flooding in Houston. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: weakened dam looms latest threat puerto rico hurricanes juan puerto rico reuters a dam puerto rico weakened heavy rains hurricane maria danger failing sunday posing flood threat thousands homes downstream island territory struggled fifth day virtually electricity some people inhabit river valley guajataca dam northwestern corner island evacuation orders since friday afternoon authorities first warned earthen structure danger imminent collapse the fear potentially catastrophic dam break added pandemonium facing disaster relief authorities aftermath maria claimed least lives across caribbean according officials media reports puerto rico governor ricardo russell personally urged residents area heed evacuation orders surveying damage dam saturday telling reporters fissure structure become significant rupture the dam stands feet meters tall built supplies surrounding region hydropower drinking water irrigation supplies the national weather service san juan island capital extended flash flood watch communities along guajataca river dam midday sunday if dam fail flooding would weather service warned stay away swept away said maria second major hurricane savage caribbean month powerful strike puerto rico nearly century carved path destruction island flowing ashore early wednesday arriving category storm wind scale top winds mph kph maria ripped roofs buildings turned roads pushing rivers knocked power across entire island home million people we lost house completely flooded said resident carmen gloria lamb resident near guajataca we lost everything cars clothes everything puerto rico officials officially confirmed fatalities island hurricane blamed least deaths across caribbean bulk devastated island nation dominic severe flooding structural damage homes loss electricity except backup generators three pressing problems facing puerto ricas new york governor andrew como whose state home many puerto rica descent said tour island it terrible immediate situation requires assistance federal government financial assistance said cnn saturday even island medical facilities left precarious shape many hospitals flooded strewn rubble running critically low diesel fuel needed keep generators operating evacuation mainland option patients signs strain puerto ricas evident throughout san juan capital drivers wait seven hours filling stations open saturday according news reports water rationing also began saturday signs posted throughout san juan old town informed residents service would return two hours notice telephone service also unreliable many island cell towers damaged destroyed on sunday morning governor told reporters officials would continue clear roads bridges blocked storm would joining supply delivery mission canvas small city mountains south san juan the storm caused estimated billion damage lost economic activity across caribbean least billion puerto rico said chuck watson disaster modeled eki research savannah georgia maria hundreds miles km east florida atlantic ocean sunday downgraded category storm expected weaken moves north atlantic east coast next two days maria hit puerto rico two weeks hurricane irma one powerful atlantic storms record killed people caribbean united states the two storms followed hurricane harvey also killed people struck texas late august caused flooding houston worldnews