How did we not see this coming and do enough to prevent it? So there's a recrimination going on in terms of how are we here five years later? And Puerto Rico is staring at a very long costly reconstruction process for a foreseeable natural disaster. Even before this most recent storm, there were power outages across the island every day.Īndrew Scurria: People are asking the question of what happened in the last five years. Ryan Knutson: After Maria, Puerto Rico's government decided to privatize management of its electrical grid, and last year it brought in a company called Luma, but things haven't been going well.
After Hurricane Maria hit in 2017 and left some residents without power for almost a year, the government there made big changes to the power system in the hopes that such blackouts wouldn't happen again.Īndrew Scurria: And the fact that it's happening again is fueling a lot of resignation I would say, but also a good deal of popular anger. It's deja vu because Puerto Ricans have been dealing with problems with their electricity for years. Ryan Knutson: That's our colleague, Andrew Scurria.
Ryan Knutson: As of this morning, most of the island still doesn't have power.Īndrew Scurria: There's definitely a sense of deja vu. Speaker 5: Plunging the entire American territory into a blackout. Speaker 4: The entire island archipelago of Puerto Rico is without electricity. Speaker 3: The sustained winds of 85 miles per hour knocking down trees and power lines. Speaker 2: The island reeling after a direct hit from Hurricane Fiona. Ryan Knutson: Last weekend, Hurricane Fiona hit Puerto Rico and the island went dark. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. This transcript was prepared by a transcription service.
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