Puerto Rican students rejoice when electricity returns after 112 days without power

Tuesday, January 16, 2018
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (WPVI) -- This video from Puerto Rico reminds us that we should never take our small comforts for granted.

Students and teachers jumped for joy moments after getting electricity back - after 112 days without power.
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**MORE: Puerto Rico's road to recovery after Hurricane Maria **

Power returned to their school, Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo in San Juan, on January 12, the first time since Hurricane Maria.
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In September, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, knocking out power on most of the island. Three months after the storm, only 55 percent of the island's nearly 1.5 million customers have power.

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