Friday, 2 March 2018

Puerto Rico’s blackout, the largest in American history, explained

Another blackout has hit Puerto Rico. A power line fault on Thursday led to the shutdowns of two power plants, knocking out electricity to regions that are home to more than 970,000 people. It’s yet another setback for Puerto Rico, still in the throes of the longest and largest blackout in US history following Hurricane Maria, the Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds and 36 inches of rainfall that toppled 80 percent of the island’s power lines and flooded its generators last
Source:  Yahoo News

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