But the Republican distances himself from a comic who described Puerto Rico as "an island of garbage”.

Puerto Ricans have said the joke Tony Hinchcliffe made at Trump’s Sunday rally was “disrespectful” and “racist”.

Thousands of Puerto Ricans do not have electricity hours after Ernesto swept across their island.

Driving licences in Puerto Rico are getting "USA" added to stop people being wrongly denied car hire.

Provides an overview of Puerto Rico, including key facts about this US Caribbean territory.

The powerful storm is expected to cause dangerous conditions over the weekend, but not make landfall.

It is still too early to determine whether the Atlantic storm might make landfall in the US.

The storm brings a risk of flooding from heavy rainfall and strong winds to Caribbean by Thursday.