Entire island of Puerto Rico loses power
Source: Salon
As a category 4 hurricane battered Puerto Rico on Wednesday, residents suffered a total collapse of the electric grid as the island experienced major flooding and intense winds. Hurricane Maria struck the U.S. territory a mere two weeks since it had been grazed by Hurricane Irma, which Bloomberg estimated to have caused $1 billion worth of damage.
Hurricane Maria's path over the island was more direct than Irma's, however. No generation has seen a hurricane like (Maria) since San Felipe II in 1928, Puerto Ricos governor, Ricardo Rosselló, said in a press release.
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In addition to the blackout, National Weather Service meteorologist Carlos Anselmi was quoted in the New York Times as saying that there had been multiple reports . . . of coastal flooding along the south, north and east of Puerto Rico.
The governor of Puerto Rico instituted a curfew across the island from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., which was to last until Sunday, according to the Times.
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