The people of Puerto Rico are heading into the new year facing a massive power outage. The latest figures show almost 1.25 million customers, or 82 per cent of the island, are now without electricity.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark.

Puerto Rico is a political paradox: part of the United States but distinct from it, enjoying citizenship but lacking full political representation, and infused with its own brand of nationalism ...

(Photo courtesy NWS) The National Weather Service (NWS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has reported that seas around the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will be hazardous for several days. Separately, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A street is dark during a blackout in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after sunset on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP ...