Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve

A blackout affected nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, impacting over 1.3 million clients just before New Year’s. Recovery could take up to two days.

The outage began at dawn, and many residents resorted to generators after losing power. One man named Manuel expressed his frustration, saying, “It had to be on the 31st of December!”

Luma Energy, the company managing power distribution, reported that nearly 90% of clients were in the dark. The blackout was attributed to an underground power line failure, and Luma is working to restore power safely and quickly.