Puerto Rico suffered its worst earthquake in more than a century, knocking out its biggest power plant and killing at least one person
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Two-thirds of Puerto Rico remained without power and nearly a quarter lacked drinking water on Wednesday after a storm of earthquakes battered the Caribbean island on Tuesday, including the most powerful to strike the U.S. territory in 102 years.
The number of people left in the dark changed little from daybreak to midday, said Carlos Acevedo, commissioner of the disaster administration NMEAD. Many more Puerto Ricans spent the night outdoors, fearful their homes would crumble if another earthquake hit.
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