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Puerto Rico Faces Widespread Blackout Ahead of Easter

4/16/2025

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A massive blackout swept across Puerto Rico on Wednesday, plunging all 1.4 million residents into darkness just before Easter. Triggered by a critical grid failure, the outage left many without electricity and water, with officials warning that full restoration could take up to 72 hours. The island continues to grapple with chronic outages since Hurricane Maria in 2017.

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A massive blackout swept across Puerto Rico on Wednesday, plunging all 1.4 million residents into darkness just before Easter. Triggered by a critical grid failure, the outage left many without electricity and water, with officials warning that full restoration could take up to 72 hours. The island continues to grapple with chronic outages since Hurricane Maria in 2017.