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 Puerto Rico hit by first island-wide blackout since Hurricane Maria| Puerto Rico has suffered an island-wide power outage 7 months after Maria destroyed much of the island's infrastructure and power grid | |
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| Oct.3 |
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 Puerto Rico: Trump compares Maria and Katrina deaths President Donald Trump has told Puerto Rico officials they should be 'proud' they did not lose thousands of lives as in 'a real catastrophe like Katrina'
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| Sep.20 |
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Whole of Puerto Rico without power  | Hurricane Maria has knocked out power across the island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.5m people | |
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| Sep.19 |
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Hurricane Maria takes aim at Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands| The Category 5 storm barreled toward the U.S. territory with disastrous winds and 'life-threatening' flooding, according to forecasters | |
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 Hurricane Irma: Residents prepare for 'catastrophic' storm | Islands in the Caribbean have made last-minute preparations for Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decad | |
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| Sep.21 |
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Puerto Rico: Huge blackout after power plant fire  Map of Aguierre Puerto Rico Puerto Rico A big fire at a power plant has left 1.5 million people without electricity. The fire affected two transmission lines
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| May.6 |
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Puerto Rico baseball games moved due to players' Zika fears
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| Mar.14 |
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 Puerto Rico officials find 7 tourists lost in popular forest Rescue crews in Puerto Rico say they have found seven tourists who got lost in a popular tropical forest on the island's northeastern corner
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| Aug.22 |
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 Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands prepare for weakening Hurricane The drought-stricken northern Caribbean is preparing for heavy rains and wind as a hurricane Danny approached Puerto Rico and the U
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| May.31 |
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Dozens evacuated at condo complex when water tank crashes through roof Nearly two dozen people have been evacuated from their condominiums in the capital after a water tank collapsed through a residential building's...
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| Jan.23 |
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 US Coast Guard repatriates 16 Cubans rescued from boat The Coast Guard has rescued 16 migrants after their boat began to sink in the sea passage between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic
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| Aug.23 |
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Tropical depression forms, dumps heavy rains across north Caribbean A depression formed over the Turks and Caicos Islands as it headed toward the Bahamas and dumped heavy rains on parts of Puerto Rico
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| Aug.2 |
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TS Bertha dumps heavy rain on Puerto Rico Tropical Storm Bertha pushed just south of Puerto Rico on Saturday as it unleashed heavy rains and strong winds across the region
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| Aug.1 |
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Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic brace for heavy rains Tropical Storm Bertha was dumping heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean and causing several power outages in the region
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| Jul.9 |
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2 whales die along Puerto Rico's southwest coast Government officials in Puerto Rico are investigating the deaths of 2 of 3 pilot whales that stranded themselves in the island's southwest r...
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| Mar.23 |
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Cruise back in Puerto Rico after engine troubles A Royal Caribbean cruise ship the Adventure of the Seas has arrived back in Puerto Rico after experiencing engine trouble at sea
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| Jan.12 |
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 6.5-quake shakes Puerto Rico's northern coast Map of Hatillo Puerto Rico Puerto Rico A strong earthquake is causing minor damage in some places. Dozens of people reported fallen items and feeling buildings sway in San Juan
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| Dec.29 |
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Cruise ship passenger goes overboard off Royal Caribbean vessel The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a passenger who went overboard off the Adventure of the Seas as it motored toward Puerto Rico
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| Oct.6 |
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Small plane crashes off Puerto Rico, killing 1
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| Sep.9 |
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Coast Guard: 4 St. Vincent men adrift for 12 days
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| Aug.22 |
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Tropical Storm Isaac churns toward Puerto Rico
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| Aug.22 |
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Hurricane hits Puerto Rico Irene strengthened into the first hurricane of 2011, dumping heavy rain as it moved away from Puerto Rico and towards the Dominican Rep. and Haiti
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| Dec.24 |
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Earthquake shakes Puerto Rico
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| Jul.17 |
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Twister strikes Puerto Rico; 4 hurt Map of Mayaguez Puerto Rico A tornado touched down in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on Saturday afternoon, injuring at least four people and leaving the area without electricity
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| May.16 |
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5.7 earthquake rattles Puerto Rico
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| Nov.17 |
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Fire linked to gas tank monitoring system
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| Oct.26 |
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FBI, ATF investigate fuel depot fire Map of San Juan Puerto Rico Investigators don't know if the massive fire at a fuel storage facility near San Juan was deliberately started or was an accident
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| Oct.24 |
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Health fears grow over blaze A wind shift has put more residents at risk from smoke inhalation near a raging fire at a fuel storage complex
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| Oct.23 |
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Fire rages at fuel depot Map of San Juan Puerto Rico| It could take a week to extinguish a massive fire that sending a thick black cloud of smoke over large parts of metro San Juan | |
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| Aug.29 |
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 Jets avoid collision by a minute Delta Air Lines flight and a Russian passenger jet were one minute from colliding when one turned away from the other over the Caribbean
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