Most Puertoika still without power after the island of a wide pre-etcher

San Juan, Puerto Rico -Kora worked early on Thursday to return Puerto Rico’s power after darkening throughout the island influenced the main international airport, several hospitals and hotel filled with Soster

An single start-up on Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and 328,000 without water.

At least 175,000 customers or 12%, there was power at the end of the day. Officials expected 90% of customers to return power within 48 to 72 hours after the interruption.

“This is a shame on Puerto Rico people to have the problem of this size,” Gov said. Jenniffer González, who cut his surplus vacation on Wednesday and returned to Puerto Rico on Wednesday night.

Tinting of interested traffic, forced hundreds of companies to close and left those who are unable to afford the generators spreading to buy LEDs and candles.

It is the second island dimming in the course of Puerto Rico in less than four months, with Previous appeared on New Year’s Eve.

“Why on holidays?” He caught José Luis Richardson, who did not have a generator and holding a cold spraying water on himself every couple of hours.

The confiscation of the break is growing

Upper generators and the smell smell filled the air as an increasing number of Puerto Rican who have been renovated calls for the government to cancel Contracts with Luma Energywhich oversees the transfer and distribution of power, and generation PR, which monitors the generation.

González promised to refer to those calls.

“It’s not doubtful or question,” she said, but she added that she was not a quick process. “It is unacceptable to have a failure of this kind.”

González said a great disappearance as the one that appeared on Wednesday leads to an estimated loss of revenue of $ 230 million per day.

Ramón C. Barquín III, President of the United Retail Center, a non-profit network representing small and medium-sized enterprises, warned that current interruptions will be able to test potential investors in Puerto Rica urgent needed economic development.

“We cannot continue to repeat this cycle of obscure without taking concrete measures to strengthen our energy infrastructure,” he said.

Many are also worried about the older population Puerto Rico, with the mayor of Canóvanas deploying brigades to visit the linens and those dependent on electronic medical equipment.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of Vega Alta opened the center that would provide power to those with the rescue medical equipment.

The cause of the latest blackout to be explored

It was not immediately clear what was caused by exclusion, the latest in a series of main blackouts on the island in recent years.

Daniel Hernández, Vice President of the Operation in General Pr, said that the disorder hit the transmission system shortly after noon, time when the network is vulnerable because there are several machines regulating the frequency.

The island network worsens as a result of the decades of lack of maintenance and investment.

Puerto Rico struggled with a chronic break from September 2017. years When Hurricane Mary was bursting the island As a powerful storm of category 4, breaking strength forces that crews continue to fight for renewal. As the island just started to be renewed, it was hardly affected Hurricane Fiona 2022. Years.

The island of 3.2 million inhabitants has more than 40% of poverty rate, and not all afford solar panels or generators. Although there was pressure for the use of several renewable energy sources under the application of the former American President Joe Biden, which Provided Puerto Rico with MEGA generators And other resources, experts take care of which will not happen under the US President Donald Trump.