Dorian could be the first natural disaster to truly test Puerto Rico’s fragile electrical grid and infrastructure on an island still recovering from the devastating Hurricane Maria in 2017.
José Ortíz, the head of the island's power authority PREPA, said Tuesday that the agency has the needed inventory, including 120,000 lights, 23,000 electrical posts and 7,400 transformers in case the storm damages the grid. In addition, the government has been coordinating with some states' utility companies in case they need manpower and supplies.
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez said hospitals have the necessary generators to operate in case they lose power. Acevedo said the island’s telecommunications systems are"working 100 percent" and ATM machines are still functioning and had cash. However, he stressed that the number of Puerto Rican customers without electricity"should increase" as Dorian approaches Puerto Rico.who has lived in Fajardo for more than 40 years, is one of the roughly 35,000 people in the town bracing to receive torrential rains Wednesday afternoon.
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