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June 14, 2024

Power Outages Affect 350,000 in Puerto Rico Amid Extreme Heat Wave
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This comes as record-breaking extreme weather is being reported around
the world. Authorities in Athens shut down the Acropolis and other major
sites during peak hours as Greece records its earliest-ever seasonal
heat wave.

In Puerto Rico, the mayor of San Juan declared a state of emergency as
the island reported widespread power outages, leaving some 350,000
customers without electricity Wednesday night amid soaring temperatures.
Puerto Rico's power grid was taken over by the Canadian-American company
LUMA Energy in 2021 despite widespread public opposition. Puerto Ricans
have continued to suffer persistent blackouts, yet pay some of the
highest electricity rates in the U.S.


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