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Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages
Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day
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According to ABC News’s source item, Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages, Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every day
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- Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortagesABC News - 2026-06-12T07:53:27+00:00
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