Last Updated Apr 18, 2018 12:07 PM EDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An island-wide blackout has hit Puerto Rico, which is struggling with an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria hit the U.S. territory. Electric Power Authority spokeswoman Yohari Molina tells The Associated Press that crews are investigating the cause.
Officials said Wednesday it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power.
It’s the first time since Category 4 storm hit on Sept. 20 that Puerto Rico has experienced a full island-wide blackout.
Some 40,000 power customers were still without normal electricity service as a result of the hurricane.
The island’s international airport switched to a backup generator. No cancellations or delays were immediately reported.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz said on Twitter that a Wednesday night baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins would still go on.
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