Hurricane response continues to cause political storm in DC
Seven months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the archipelago continues to struggle with the damages from the tropical storm and devastation of its electrical grid. According to the Rhodium group as of April 12, “more than 100,000 Puerto Ricans are still without power.” Furthermore, the Rhodium group has called this the second largest blackout in the world with 3.4 billion hours of electricity lost since Hurricane Maria reached the territory. In fact, within the past week, Puerto Rico has had two power outages the most recent of which left the entire territory without power. This comes in the wake of fierce...
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