Since the massive amount of hurricanes that have come and gone in the past couple of months, many are without power. Puerto Rico was one of the worst hit, with about 87% of the island is still without power. Just in March the plane is to send around $200 million dollars in supplies to the island in hope of bringing back power. They set a goal to bring back 95% of power by the end of March, and with over 7000 poles and 400 miles of conductor wire being sent, it looks like the might reach it. Before now they have received 38,000 poles and 3,000 miles worth of wire, but still they need more to pretty much completely rebuild their power grid. Many of the supplies being brought over were just made this year, meaning that this has become a main priority for companies. With more than 4000 contractors on the island, they seem to believe that some areas might not have power till April, but most will be done by the end of March.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 12, 2018 at 9:08 AM

    The hurricanes hit hard. Puerto Rico was devastated and PA even sent some power companies down to help them. I am glad they are recovering.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 15, 2018 at 7:11 AM

    It's awful how much damage those hurricanes caused in places like Puerto Rico. It reflects that our planet's weather patterns are changing drastically and it can cause mass destruction. I hope that Puerto Rico will be able to make a recovery and it is great that the US are sending supplies.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 20, 2018 at 6:18 AM

    The amount of damage that hurricanes cause is so horrible.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 21, 2018 at 11:58 AM

    That is terrible about how much damage is caused from the hurricanes. Puerto Rico was hit really hard by the hurricanes but the good thing is that they are recovering from the horrible damage caused.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 21, 2018 at 11:59 AM

    That is terrible about how much damage is caused from the hurricanes. Puerto Rico was hit really hard by the hurricanes but the good thing is that they are recovering from the horrible damage caused.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 29, 2018 at 8:32 AM

    It is amazing the amount of damage a hurricane can do. I also can't believe the long term effects Puerto Rico is suffering from.

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