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December 22, 2017

Much of Puerto Rico Will Celebrate Christmas in the Dark, Without Electricity
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More than three months after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, about
one-third of the island remains without power in what is by far the
longest blackout in modern U.S. history. Officials say power won't be
fully restored until the end of May. Many Puerto Ricans are now
preparing to celebrate Christmas in the dark.
bq. Jennie Muņiz Pardo: "We still don't have power, even three months
after the hurricane. We're living without light. We're living off a
generator. And when we don't have money for gasoline, we're making due
with batteries, with little battery-powered decorations for the tree,
because we Puerto Ricans are very family-oriented, and we like to
celebrate everything."


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