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 …

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 …

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 power outages leaves much of island in blackout ahead of Easter

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 …

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

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I Experienced Fitness Tech Inclusion Firsthand at Puerto Rico's Largest Wellness Event

I was surrounded by palm trees, the unforgiving Caribbean sun, music in Spanish and sweat in the heart of Puerto Rico's Botanical Garden of Caguas. I was at Me, Myself & I -- the island's most immersive wellness event -- but I left with …

Puerto Rico power restored to 41.5% of customers after island-wide blackout

(Reuters) – Puerto Rico power company Luma Energy said it restored power to about 41.5% of customers by Thursday morning after an island-wide blackout on Wednesday. Luma said on its website that around 609,711 of its roughly 1.5 million customers had …