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Island outage shows Puerto Rico still has a power problem

Amna Nawaz gets an update from special correspondent Monica Villamizar.

04/19/2018

PBS News Hour

Island outage shows Puerto Rico still has a power problem

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Amna Nawaz gets an update from special correspondent Monica Villamizar.

Seven months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico and its power grid, the entire island lost power on Wednesday -- the biggest outage since September. As crews keep working to restore power to the full island, residents are raising questions once again about the adequacy of those efforts. Amna Nawaz gets an update from special correspondent Monica Villamizar.

04/19/2018

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