Eight people were injured in the city of Ponce, near the epicenter of the quake, Mayor Mayita Melendez said
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Eight people were injured in the city of Ponce, near the epicentre of the quake, Mayor Mayita Melendez told WAPA television.Puerto Rico’s power authority said on Twitter that one of the country’s main power plants, which sits near the epicentre, had been damaged, but officials expect to restore power to the island later Tuesday.
Victor Huerfano, director of Puerto Rico’s Seismic Network, told The Associated Press that it is hard to obtain reports of damage or injuries because communications are down for much of the island. He said officials in Ponce told him there was widespread damage. The shake collapsed a coastal rock formation that had formed a sort of rounded window, Punta Ventana, that was a popular tourist draw in the southwest town of Guayanilla.
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