Anonymous ID: b59903 Oct. 15, 2021, 2:44 p.m. No.14792598   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2842

Hundreds march in Puerto Rico, outraged over power outages

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hundreds-march-in-puerto-rico-outraged-over-power-outages/2021/10/15/9478273a-2dfd-11ec-b17d-985c186de338_story.html

 

Many of them demanded the ouster of Luma, a private company that took over the island’s transmission and distribution of power on June 1. Some also are angry at Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority, which owns and operates generation units that have been breaking down in recent weeks largely due to a lack of maintenance and repair.

 

“We’re tired of getting home and discovering that we have no lights,” said Mayra Rivera, 55, adding she is especially worried about her parents, who are in their 90s, and the sweltering heat they face at home.

Anonymous ID: b59903 Oct. 15, 2021, 3:14 p.m. No.14792770   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Testing shows high concentrations of fuel in Iqaluit

 

https://vancouversun.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/cp-newsalert-testing-shows-high-concentrations-of-fuel-in-iqaluit-water/wcm/806be27c-aa61-4d38-bd13-de357ab6d9f8

 

The Nunavut government has been flying in shipments of potable water, while many residents have collected freshwater from a nearby river.

 

Amy Elgersma, chief administrative officer for the city, told a news conference Friday that it’s believed fuel from outside the water treatment plant somehow entered the tank.

 

She said the city started flushing its water system Thursday and will continue to do so for 48 more hours. Residents will then be asked to flush the pipes in their homes by running their taps for 20 minutes.

 

Testing and monitoring is to continue over the next several months, Elgersma said.

 

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