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A power company in Puerto Rico has restored electricity to all of its customers 11 months after Hurricane Maria hit.
The announcement, however, may not reflect the status of all homes on the island.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) announced on Twitter it had restored electricity for the remaining customers, posting a photo of a family located in Ponce who were said to be the last clients needing power.
PREPA engineer Carlos Alvarado told ABC News the families in Ponce were emotional when the power came back.
Juan A Rosado-Reynes, spokesperson for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who has provided assistance to its federal partners in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Maria, said the move was an “important milestone” though there was a lot more work left to be done.
But as some residents in Puerto Rico told CNN, the restoration news does not reflect the reality for everyone living on the island.
Jose Saldaña Jr who lives in El Yunique National Forest said he and his family have yet to see power restored.
Mr Saldana said it was “not true” that electricity had been restored to all homes in Puerto Rico.
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Geraldo Quiñones, a spokesperson for PREPA, told CNN that the company does not “have control in El Yunique”, adding that there has been a back-and-forth between PREPA and the US Forest Service.
Mr Quiñones said the two organisations were confident the problem will be “resolved soon”.
The Independenthas contacted the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration for information on the status of electricity for homes in Puerto Rico.
PREPA and the US Forest Service were also contacted but no response had been received from any of those bodies at the time of publication.
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