“The grid has become the poster child of the decay of the colonial system, its institutions and a very vulnerable population," Ortiz García said. Hurricane Maria knocked out power to Puerto ...

Private power company LUMA Energy said it could take two to three days to restore service to 90% of customers.

Colorectal cancer diagnoses in Puerto Rico dropped significantly ... Limited healthcare access during Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, and COVID-19 likely delayed cancer detection, worsening ...

The blackout started at about 12:40 p.m. on April 16, when the Puerto Rico Governor's Office said a failure in the transmission of the electrical system ... more than 80%. Hurricane Maria in ...

"Preliminary analysis points to a failure in the protection system as ... Donald Trump. Puerto Rico has struggled with chronic outages since September 2017 when Hurricane Maria pummeled the ...

Puerto Rico has struggled with chronic outages since September 2017 when Hurricane Maria pummeled the island as a powerful Category 4 storm, razing a power grid that crews are still struggling to ...

That is a national disgrace." MORE: Puerto Rico's power grid is struggling 5 years after Hurricane Maria. Here's why. The blackout is the latest in a series of significant power disruptions that ...

Puerto Rico’s power grid has been plagued by extensive problems since Hurricane Maria hit the island ... including that the power transmission system is fragile, hard to stabilize and outdated ...

Dozens of people were forced to walk next to the rails of the rapid transit system ... Year’s Eve. Puerto Rico has struggled with chronic outages since September 2017 when Hurricane Maria ...

Puerto Rico has faced widespread power outages in the past, including an island-wide blackout on New Year's Eve. The island's power grid was severely damaged by the Category 4 Hurricane Maria in ...

The island's power grid was severely damaged by the Category 4 Hurricane Maria in 2017 ... grid reliability crisis confronting Puerto Rico's electric system." The letter called upon the federal ...