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As Puerto Rico Begins Clean-Up, Families Sleep Outside In Fear of Another Earthquake

As Puerto Rico Begins Clean-Up, Families Sleep Outside In Fear of Another Earthquake Earthquake-hit Guanica began the recovery work, Wednesday, January 8, as two-thirds of Puerto Rico remained without power and nearly a quarter lacked drinking water following a storm of earthquakes battered the Caribbean island on Tuesday, including the most powerful to strike the U.S. territory in 102 years.
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READ MORE: Many Puerto Ricans were sleeping outside, Tuesday, January 7, fearful their homes would crumble if another earthquake hit after a week of tremors that left at least one dead.

Puerto Rico's schools were closed on Wednesday and all public employees except police and health workers stayed home as engineers checked the safety of buildings after Tuesday's 6.4 magnitude quake and powerful aftershocks. (Reuters)
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