Here’s why restoring power in Puerto Rico is taking so long
Clip: 1/25/2018 | 7m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
While half of Puerto Rico is in the dark, scattered solar power offers a spark of relief.
Four months after Hurricane Maria, about 450,000 of 1.5 million electricity customers in Puerto Rico still have no service. Blackouts regularly occur for hours at a time, even in San Juan. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar reports on the emergency efforts to restore power, and how some have taken matters into their own hands as outdated technology and suspected corruption stand in the way.
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Here’s why restoring power in Puerto Rico is taking so long
Clip: 1/25/2018 | 7m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Four months after Hurricane Maria, about 450,000 of 1.5 million electricity customers in Puerto Rico still have no service. Blackouts regularly occur for hours at a time, even in San Juan. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar reports on the emergency efforts to restore power, and how some have taken matters into their own hands as outdated technology and suspected corruption stand in the way.
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