Hurricane Ernesto was gaining strength as it moved over open water toward Bermuda. It could become a major hurricane with Category 3 strength Friday.
More than 640,000 customers lost power in Puerto Rico, and 23 hospitals were operating on generators, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said WednesdayThe storm was over open water about 675 miles south-southwest of Bermuda early Thursday, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and moving northwest at 16 mph .A hurricane watch was issued for Bermuda, where tropical storm conditions were possible Friday and hurricane conditions were possible Saturday.
“Everyone is worried,” Víctor Báez said as he sipped beer with friends and watched the rain fall. He only briefly celebrated that he had power. “It's going to go out again,” he predicted. “We are trying to get the system up and running as soon as we can,” said Juan Saca, president of Luma Energy, the company that operates transmission and distribution of power in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico’s power grid was razed by Hurricane Maria in 2017 as a Category 4 storm, and it remains frail as crews continue to rebuild the system. “People already prepared themselves with candles,” said Lucía Rodríguez, a 31-year-old street vendor.
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