Puerto Rico hit with another island-wide power outage

[craig nigrelli] PUERTO RICO IS GRAPPLING WITH ANOTHER POWER BLACK-OUT — THIS TIME AS TOURISTS FLOCKED THERE FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER WEEKEND. HOTELS ARE AT CAPACITY. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENERGY COMPANY, LUMA, SAYS ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION CUSTOMERS WERE LEFT …

Puerto Rico power outages leaves much of island in blackout ahead of Easter

Puerto Rico faces island-wide blackout, 1.4 million without power

(TNND) — The entire island of Puerto Rico has been plunged into darkness since noon on Wednesday, leaving 1.4 million residents without power. Kelley Minnaugh, visiting from Virginia with her daughter, described the situation: "Everything is out and …

Puerto Rico's Power Plants Go Offline Causing Widespread Island Blackout

Puerto Rico experienced a widespread blackout on Wednesday (April 16) when every power-generation facility unexpectedly went offline. The outage affected more than 1.4 million customers across the island, leaving many without electricity. Puerto Rico's …

Over half of Puerto Rico still without power after island-wide blackout

Power has been returned to just over 40% of Puerto Rico following an island-wide blackout on Wednesday, the territory's energy distributor has said. The loss of power affected the main international airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with …

Casi la mitad de los residentes de Puerto Rico recuperan la electricidad tras apagón masivo

Por Rafy Rivera, CNN en Español Un apagón masivo afectó a Puerto Rico este miércoles y mantiene a gran parte de los residentes de la isla sin el servicio de electricidad. “Vamos a partir de las premisas correctas. Hubo un apagón general en Puerto Rico por …

FAA investigating after Frontier Airlines hard landing in Puerto Rico

Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Frontier Airlines flight made a hard landing at Luis Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. Flight 3506, an Airbus A321, was arriving from Orlando …

Puerto Rico Struck by Island-Wide Blackout Ahead o

Puerto Rico was struck by an island-wide blackout on Wednesday as residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, energy distribution company Luma Energy confirmed. The outage came after the island’s power plants were knocked out …

'A national disgrace': 1.4 million left without power in Puerto Rico blackout

Puerto Rico was hit by another massive power outage Wednesday, leaving the United States territory in the dark for a second time in four months, officials said. Local power authorities, Genera and LUMA, recorded a system failure at approximately 12:40 p.m. …

Passengers ‘thought it was the end’ after terrifying hard landing damaged plane on Puerto Rico runway

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