SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A week after Ernesto swiped the U.S. territory as a tropical storm, tens of thousands of customers remained without power Tuesday across Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued yet another excessive heat advisory.
More than 40,000 out of nearly 1.5 million customers remained without power in the afternoon. All schools should have electricity by late Tuesday, officials said, and noted that about 80% of emergency medical clinics, which exclude hospitals, have power.
Up to 70,000 clients possibly faced being temporarily left in the dark late Tuesday, and another 90,000 were hit Monday by a manual reduction in power to Puerto Rico’s grid. Authorities pledged to restore electricity to everyone by the weekend.
