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Congresswoman Velazquez observes longest blackout ever for US in Puerto Rico

New York Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez tells reporters at a news conference that every household and business in Puerto Rico lost power after hurricane Irma and Maria, thousands would never regain electricity for a year, marking the longest blackout in American history, that a death toll reported that 64 was later exposed as much higher from conditions or Puerto Ricans lacks dialysis, medical care, air conditioning in extreme heat or spiked suicide rates from despair.
New York Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez tells reporters at a news conference that every household and business in Puerto Rico lost power after hurricane Irma and Maria, thousands would never regain electricity for a year, marking the longest blackout in American history, that a death toll reported that 64 was later exposed as much higher from conditions or Puerto Ricans lacks dialysis, medical care, air conditioning in extreme heat or spiked suicide rates from despair.
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September 14, 2018
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