US EditionPuerto Rico goes completely dark after another island-wide power outage
- Puerto Rico experienced an island-wide blackout on Wednesday, April 16, affecting 1.4 million customers.
- The blackout occurred during Holy Week, and it is the second major outage in four months.
- The outage impacted essential services like hospitals, the international airport, and water systems, disrupting daily life.
- Gov. González stated, "This is a shame for the people of Puerto Rico that we have a problem of this magnitude."
- Officials investigate the cause, suspecting a failed protection system or vegetation interference, with restoration estimated at 48-72 hours.
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‘Massive Blackout’ Leaves All of Puerto Rico Without Power
MIAMI — More than 1.4 million customers in Puerto Rico lost electricity Wednesday when all of the island’s power plants were knocked out of service, the latest frustrating blackout for residents who have suffered years of them.
Power slowly being restored to Puerto Rico after sudden islandwide blackout
LUMA Energy said the blackout was triggered by a protection system failure and vegetation on a transmission line. Approximately 47% of customers in Puerto Rico have had their power restored after an islandwide outage Wednesday that affected 1.4 million. Power company LUMA said more than 689,000 customers have had power as of 8:45 a.m. Thursday. The blackout that hit around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday also left more than 300,000 people without water, sn…
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