 Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico , peaking at 12 @.@ 7 inches ( 322 mm ) in Salinas . Winds were generally light across the island . The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico , collapsing two bridges and one road . Several highways were under water , and one car was swept away by the floodwaters . The four inside the vehicle were later rescued and unharmed . Throughout the island , about 1 @,@ 320 houses were flooded , and two houses experienced collapsed roofs . The rains left various towns without power or water . By the night after the storm passed the island , more than 16 @,@ 000 were without power , while almost 70 @,@ 000 lacked potable water . Over 130 people were evacuated from low @-@ lying areas to hurricane shelters . Two people were injured in Peñuelas , and three were injured in <unk> when the ceiling of a day care center collapsed , though no deaths occurred on the island . One airline canceled seventeen flights in and out of the island , and one cruise line was required to alter its path to both Dean and earlier due to Tropical Storm Chantal . Damage in Puerto Rico totaled to $ 7 @.@ 7 million ( 2001 USD , $ 9 @.@ 4 million 2008 USD ) , of which $ 2 @.@ 1 million ( 2001 USD , $ 2 @.@ 6 million 2008 USD ) was from agricultural damage . 
