Once again, Puerto Rico is forced back into darkness as another power outage hits the island
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San Juan and its surrounding areas were plummeted back into darkness on Wednesday when yet another power outage hit Puerto Rico. This is the second massive blackout in two weeks as another citywide outage occurred just last Thursday. This one, however, haOnce again, Puerto Rico is forced back into darkness as another power outage hits the island
San Juan and its surrounding areas were plummeted back into darkness on Wednesday when yet another power outage hit Puerto Rico. This is the second massive blackout in two weeks as another citywide outage occurred just last Thursday. This one, however, had the distinction of taking place shortly after Governor Ricardo Rosselló tweeted about it—thanking the Puerto Rican power authority for its work and that they had successfully restored power at half its normal capacity. Earlier in the morning, Governor Ricardo Rossello had told his 140,000 Twitter followers that the Puerto Rican power utility had reached a short-term goal of getting power output back to 50 percent of normal levels, adding the hashtag, “#PRSeLevanta," or Puerto Rico pulls itself up. The celebration lasted till the lights went out. A statement from the power agency said a technical problem in a plant was responsible for the outage. Ironically, about an hour after Rosselló’s tweet, San Juan mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz weighed in. Throughout this disaster, Yulín Cruz has been an outspoken advocate for the people on the island. She has consistently kept it real about what’s happening, and her response to the governor was no exception. xGobernador creo que su % acaba de cambiar. Se fue la luz en Centro Médico -y Hosp Municipal -y en el CRIM.— Carmen YulÃÂn Cruz (@CarmenYulinCruz) November 15, 2017 Translation: “Governor, I believe that your percentage has just changed. The power went out at the Centro Médico (Medical Center of Puerto Rico), and Hospital Municipal (San Juan Municipal Hospital) and the CRIM—Centro de Recaudación de Ingresos Municipales (Municipal Revenue Collection Center)”. Read more