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March 15 – Puerto Rican government-debt crisis: Puerto Rico exits out of bankruptcy after completing the largest public debt restructuring in U.S. history. [2] April 7 – Around two million people in Puerto Rico are left without electricity after a fire occurs at one of the island's largest power plants.
A massive blackout in Puerto Rico left more than 1.3 million power-company customers in the dark. The power company, Luma Energy, said restoring power could take up to 48 hours.
Millions are without power in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, New Year’s Eve, according to Luma Energy. The company said it could take 24-48 hours for full restoration. (Ricardo Arduengo/TNS)
A massive power outage blanketed most of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.2 million people without electricity. Here's what to know about the blackout and Luma Energy, which handles ...
The Puerto Rican government-debt crisis was a financial crisis affecting the government of Puerto Rico. [a] The crisis began in 2014 when three major credit agencies downgraded several bond issues by Puerto Rico to "junk status" after the government was unable to demonstrate that it could pay its debt.
Felt throughout Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the US and British Islands. It is colloquially known as the 2010 Moca earthquake. It caused minor damage in the western and northwestern regions of Puerto Rico, and a minor landslide that affected a portion of PR-111. It is the largest Puerto Rican earthquake to have occurred on land in ...
Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout; A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area has killed 3 people and injured at least 20; Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone; 1 person dies when truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel
More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the U.S. territory ...