Nearly 120,000 customers still without power in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Fiona struck the island of Puerto Rico on Sunday, Sept. 18 causing flash flooding, mudslides and an islandwide blackout.

Two weeks later, there are still over 100,000 homes and businesses without power.

LUMA Energy, the American-Canadian company responsible for electricity transmission and distribution, has restored power to 1.34 million customers so far and aims to restore power in Ponce and Mayagüez later this week.

Nearly 120,000 customers in Puerto Rico are still without power two weeks after Hurricane Fiona struck the island.

LUMA Energy, the Canadian-American power company responsible for the distribution and transmission of electricity on the island, said Sunday it has restored service to over 1.34 million customers, or 92 percent of its total clientele.

Fiona slammed into the island’s southwest corner as a category 1 hurricane on Sunday, Sept. 18 with maximum sustained winds of 85 miles per hour.