Crews this week restored power for the first time to parts of the southeast coastal town of Yabucoa, which received the first hit from Maria. Barrio Patron resident Karina Santiago Gonzalez works on a small power plant in Morovis, Puerto Rico. 'I didn't think it would take so long...To have only half of Puerto Rico with power three months after the hurricane, that's worrisome.' Government officials said nearly 14,000 poles already have been shipped to Puerto Rico, and that another 7,000 will arrive in upcoming days. Officials said Puerto Rico has 2,400 miles of transmission lines, 30,000 miles of distribution lines and 342 substations that suffered substantial damage during the hurricane.

Source: Daily Mail December 30, 2017 23:15 UTC