Power slowly returning to Puerto Rico after damaging earthquake
A series of earthquakes that began
The damage led President
The emergency declaration allows the
On Wednesday, Vázquez thanked Trump for the federal aid and said the island needed outside help.
"Blackouts, debris, infrastructure, businesses, homes -- all of
While lights flickered on in parts of the capital overnight, large swaths of the island remained in the dark Wednesday.
He added that, unlike after Hurricane Maria, the problem is not with the electrical lines themselves but with the power plants, which were damaged by the quake, particularly in the Costa Sur complex in the south.
Although critics have mentioned
"We've seen new infrastructure that suffered damage and old assets that are completely intact," he said.
The electric utility's CEO,
"It could take a year to get the [
Even though the complex is considered the heart of
On Tuesday night, many people slept outdoors amid frequent aftershocks. The Puerto Rican Seismic Network has recorded more than 35 aftershocks since Tuesday morning.
In the hard-hit city of Guanica, on the southern coast, more than 200 people spent the night camping outside a coliseum turned emergency shelter.
"I can't sleep inside anymore," she said Tuesday. "In all the years I've lived here I've never been this scared."
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