Hundreds of Thousands Without Water in Puerto Rico
A segment on the network's evening broadcast describes a water shortage affecting hundreds of thousands of people on the island.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico are without water, according to a report aired on NBC's "Nightly News."
The network's video segment, running 2 minutes and 10 seconds, is titled "Hundreds of thousands without water in Puerto Rico." A separate item in the same broadcast lineup is labeled "Desperate water shortage in Puerto Rico," indicating continuing coverage of the situation on the island.
NBC's published listing does not specify which municipalities are affected, what caused the outage, or how long residents have been without service. The network also did not say in the listing when service is expected to be restored.
Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory of roughly 3.2 million people, and its water and power systems have drawn repeated scrutiny in recent years. The scale described by NBC — hundreds of thousands of people — would represent a significant share of the island's households.
This report is based solely on NBC News' broadcast listing. Additional details, including figures from Puerto Rican authorities and the island's water utility, were not included in the material reviewed.
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