Power restored to most of Puerto Rico: utility
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San Juan: Power was restored to most of Puerto Rico Wednesday after a major blackout plunged the island into darkness on New Year s Eve, the US territ...
San Juan: Power was restored to most of Puerto Rico Wednesday after a major blackout plunged the island into darkness on New Year's Eve, the US territory's electric utility said.
Electricity supply had been restored to at least 1.25 million customers, or 85.6 percent of those affected, by 10:00 am local time (1400 GMT), according to Luma Energy.
The power company said preliminary findings indicated a fault in an underground cable may have been the cause of the outage, although investigations continue.
Puerto Rico, a Spanish-speaking archipelago, came under US control in 1898 and has faced perennial infrastructure issues, exacerbated by devastating hurricanes and a 2020 earthquake.
The utility company said power had been restored to both of the capital San Juan's major airports, key water supply facilities and to at least 31 hospitals.
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