Puerto Rico completely without power after Hurricane Maria

By Anna Giaritelli

Published September 20, 2017 7:40pm ET

Puerto Rico completely without power after Hurricane Maria — A man watches his cell phone while waiting at Humacao Arena refugee center for the imminent impact of Maria, a Category 5 hurricane that threatens to hit the eastern region of the island with sustained winds of 175 miles per hour, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, September 19, 2017. About 137 citizens arrived at the refuge from different parts of the eastern region of the Island. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) | Carlos Giusti

All of Puerto Rico’s 3.4 million residents are without electricity as of Wednesday afternoon, just hours after Hurricane Maria made landfall on the U.S. territory, according to the Puerto Rico Office of Emergency Management Agency.

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