It leaves a blurring in Puerto Rico most of the island without strength before the Easter holiday

A spokesman for the energy company said that a blurring of the island hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday, as the Catholickin in the American region is ready to celebrate the Easter weekend.

All hospitals working on the island are working on generators after the authority went out at 12:38 pm Easter, Veronica Veriooli, Acting Governor of the State in Puerto Rico, said at a press conference. The source of the power outage was in the southern part of the island where the transport line was affected, according to Josoy Kulon, CEO of the Electric Energy Authority at Puerto Rico.

“All 1.4 million customers on the island were without authority,” Luma Energy, a Luma Energy spokesman, who supervises the transfer and distribution of power, told Associated Press. “The entire island without a generation,” he said.

Colon said that the energy restoration would take until Thursday, or at least 48 hours. At least 78,000 customers without water, according to the Portorico Authority, and the sewage authority.

It was not immediately evident, the cause of the closure, and has been created in a series of the main power outage on the island in recent years. Another big blackout event Less than five months ago on the eve of the New Year. The governor of Jennifer Gonzalez, who was traveling, said officials were “working hard” to treat power outages. Ferraiiooli said the ruler is trying to return as soon as possible.

Thousands of Puerto Rico smoked on the last interruption, as many of their calls were renewed that the government canceled the contract with Luma and Genera PR, which oversees the generation of power on the island.

“When will we do something?” Said Puerto Rico artist Badi Bonnie Bonnie on the Spanish language on X. , It seems that it indicates the power outage.

“This is a full catastrophe,” said Orlando Hearetas, 68, who drinks a drink with a friend in the street street pub and criticized the government for not doing enough to treat the power outage.

Dozens of people were forced to walk next to the rapid transportation system bars that serve the capital, San Juan, while dozens of companies, including the largest commercial center in the Caribbean Sea, were forced. Bibli and professional basketball games have been canceled as the Home of generators and the smell of air smoke.

“After the power outage today at the island level, our administration is actively participating in continuous communication with the White House and all relevant federal agencies,” said the Federal Affairs Department in Portorico in a statement. “We are working closely with the federal government to ensure that Portorico gets the necessary support and that all basic services are restored as quickly and safely as possible.”

By late Wednesday afternoon, about 5,000 to 7,000 agents were restored, although this number is expected to fluctuate. Those who do not have crowded generators around grocery stores and other companies to buy ice.

“I am desperate. My birth is broken,” said Carmen Sorlel, who was concerned about the impact of a six -month -old child and Down syndrome, as the temperature increased via Puerto Rico on Wednesday.

Alma Ramirez, 69, said she was frustrated by the power outage, some of which already damaged her TV and microwave, forcing her to buy new devices.

“They should improve,” she said. “Those who are affected by us, the poor.”

The island of 3.2 million people has more than 40 % of poverty, and not everyone can afford the costs of solar panels or generators. While there was a boost to use more renewable energy sources under the management of former US President Joe Biden, which is what Portorico presented with huge generators And other resources, experts fear that US President Donald Trump.

Puerto Rico has struggled with a chronic interruption since September 2017 When I hit Maria Al -Jazeera As a powerful storm of Category 4, the crews still are still struggling to rebuild. When Al -Jazeera just started rebuilding, it was severely hit again Hurricane Viona in 2022.

The network had already deteriorated as a result of decades of lack of maintenance and investment.

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, the government of Puerto Rico in 2021 I rented LomaA private Canadian American company based in San Juan, to deal with the transfer and distribution of electricity on the island. The Authority was previously supervised by the state -owned electrical Electricity Authority, which went Disciplinary in 2017 The government also faced billions of dollars in public debt payments.