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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Ivelisse Rivera, Rich McKay and Scott DiSavino

Puerto Rico power grid no match for Fiona; residents unsurprised

People affected by Hurricane Fiona rest at a shelter in Salinas, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

Some 80% of homes and businesses in Puerto Rico still lacked power on Tuesday as rains from Hurricane Fiona receded, leaving residents complaining that the island's troubled electrical grid was still a mess before the storm, despite billions of dollars in funding to improve it.

Power provider LUMA Energy said it had restored service to more than 100,000 customers and crews were still working to bring back power for others. Fiona hit Puerto Rico on Sunday, causing an island-wide outage for its 1.5 million customers.

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