More than half a million people in Puerto Rico remained without water service on Wednesday - three days after after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the U.S. territory - sending many to line up for hours to fill jugs from water trucks and others to scoop water from mountain runoff.
More than a half million people in Puerto Rico remained without water service three days after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the U.S. territory, and many spent hours in lines on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, to fill jugs from water trucks while others scooped water from mountain runoff.
More than half a million people in Puerto Rico remain without water service three days after after Hurricane Fiona slammed the U.S. territory. Many are lining up for hours to fill jugs from water trucks. Others scoop water from mountain runoff. Fiona dumped roughly two feet of rain on parts of Puerto Rico before hitting the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Category 4 storm is likely to near Bermuda late Thursday and then easternmost Canada late Friday. The storm played havoc with the Puerto Rico’s patched up electrical grid. As of Wednesday, roughly 70% of Puerto Rican customers lacked electricity.
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