Puerto Rico Electricity

• Puerto Rican school erupts with joy after electricity returns 112 days later

  The Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo in San Juan's power was knocked out last September by Hurricane Maria.

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  Jan 18, 2018
  
• Puerto Rico evacuates area near Guajataca Dam, most of island still without power

  Much of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory with a population of 3.4 million, is still without electricity five days after Hurricane Maria struck.

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  Sep 25, 2017
  
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• Puerto Rican dam fails in San Juan after Maria leaves devastation; evacuation in place

  A dam in the northern part of  Puerto Rico has failed, prompting evacuations in the territory that was already devastated by Hurricane Maria. 

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  Sep 22, 2017
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• Puerto Rico blackout leaves island in darkness for second night

  Most Puerto Ricans faced another night of darkness Thursday as crews slowly restored electricity a day after a fire at a power plant caused the aging utility grid to fail and blacked out the entire island of 3.5 million people.

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  Sep 22, 2016