Hurricane Maria knocked out power in all of Puerto Rico Wednesday, after making landfall as a Category 4 storm.
“We are 100% without power,” a spokesman for Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s (D) office told CNN.
The storm slammed into Puerto Rico with 155 MPH winds that slowed down to 140 mph by 11 a.m., but were still capable of causing structural damage.
Maria is expected to move toward the Dominican Republic by Wednesday night.
“Puerto Rico, in terms of the infrastructure, will not be the same,” said Carlos Mercader, a spokesman for Rosselló. “This is something of historic proportions.”
Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA) officials said Wednesday the hurricane would leave entire communities devastated, some with over 90 percent of their homes destroyed.
Rosselló addressed Americans Tuesday, saying “we have not experienced an event of this magnitude in our modern history.”
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