Prepa takes entire system offline until Jeanne passes

Puerto Rico's state power company Prepa has taken the country's entire electricity system offline until tropical storm Jeanne passes through, Prepa spokesperson Virginia Gómez told BNamericas. Jeanne hit the island on the morning of September 14, and as a precautionary measure Prepa took the system offline midday September 15. Prepa will restore services when weather conditions improve, she said, adding that it is difficult to specify when that will be. Electricity service has been re-established to the international airport and to the country's central hospital.