Puerto Rico Loses Power — Again
“Puerto Rico has experienced an islandwide blackout seven months after Hurricane Maria hit the island and devastated much of its infrastructure. Every single power customer on the U.S. territory is without power, NPR’s Adrian Florido reports from San Juan. More than 3 million people are affected. It’s the first total blackout since Hurricane Maria. PREPA, Puerto Rico’s electrical utility, says a fault was detected on a transmission line between two power plants and that service will be restored gradually. It could take 24 to 36 hours for power to be restored for some customers, the utility says. Hospitals, the island’s main airport, water pumping systems and banking centers will receive priority as PREPA works to restore service.”