Puerto Ricans
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| Puerto Rico (U.S. Territory) (2018) | 3,064,018 |
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| British Virgin Islands (British territory) (2011) | 468 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands (U.S. Territory) (2010) | 10,981 |
| Spain (2010) | 2,640 |
| Mexico (2016) | 1,359 |
| Speak | Puerto Rican Spanish |
| Music groups | People of the Dominican Republic |
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| ID | 3014437 |
About Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans are the people of Puerto Rico, the inhabitants, and citizens of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and their descendants. Puerto Rico is home to people of many different national origins as well.
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... Three weeks after the disaster, only about 10% of Puerto Ricans had electricity...
Hurricane Fiona knocks out Puerto Rico electricity
The Arrival of Hurricane Fiona has knocked out all electricity on the US island of Puerto Rico .
The Operator of The Island 's grid, Luma Energy, said The System had lost power as winds reached 86mph (140km/h).
Forecasters warned of as much as 2ft (0. 6m) of rain and catastrophic flooding for the US territory, as the Category 1 storm made landfall.
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for The Island , allowing authorities to provide disaster relief.
It could take several days to restore power to The Caribbean island's population of 3. 3m people, according to Luma Energy.
Some health centres running on generators have also been affected. The health secretary said crews were working to repair generators as soon as possible.
Ports have been closed and flights out of The Island 's main airport have been cancelled.
" These rains will producing life-threatening and catastrophic flash flooding, " said The National Hurricane Center.
Puerto Rico 's governor said public schools and government agencies would remain closed on Monday. Pedro Pierluisi urged residents to seek shelter as soon as possible.
On the French island of Guadeloupe one person was killed when his house was Swept Away by severe flooding.
Hurricane Fiona has hit Puerto Rico just five years after Hurricane Maria - - caused devastation there.
Three weeks after the disaster, only about 10% of Puerto Ricans had electricity. The National grid Still Remains fragile, with outages a daily occurrence.
Torrential rains and mudslides are also forecast for the Dominican Republic as The Hurricane progresses northwest, with the Turks and Caicos Islands also likely to be affected.
Source of news: bbc.com