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Puerto Rico Losing Power—Right as Hurricane Irma Is About to Hit

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During Hurricane Harvey, much of Texas’ power grid stayed up—and helped saved countless lives. Twenty percent of Puerto Rico’s power is already out.

Palm trees bend in the wind as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, in San Juan, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017.
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