The V.I. Water and Power Authority is continuing to work to bring customers back online after Hurricane Earl’s brush with the territory, a spokeswoman said.
In the St. Thomas-St. John District, WAPA energized the East End substation Tuesday afternoon, according to WAPA spokeswoman Cassandra Dunn.
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ST. THOMAS — Tuesday morning clean-up efforts began in earnest as people ventured out of their homes to assess the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Earl.
Fallen trees and downed power, cable and telephone lines cluttered the roads on St. Thomas and St. John, making some major roadways impassable.
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ST. CROIX — As Hurricane Earl’s aftermath became apparent Tuesday morning, there was little more to the damage than debris, uprooted trees and tilted utility poles with downed wires.
Power still was out at daybreak, but the V.I. Water and Power Authority crews had restored electricity in many areas by midday.
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Forecasters Tuesday night did not anticipate that Tropical Storm Fiona would impact the territory but advised keeping a watchful eye on tropical systems that may develop while hurricane season is peaking.
The National Hurricane Center forecast Tuesday night had Fiona passing well to the north of the territory.
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ST. THOMAS — About 90 families, some of whom were trying to get to the Virgin Islands, were stranded in the American Eagle gate area of San Juan’s Muñoz Airport during Hurricane Earl, receiving food and comfort from American Red Cross volunteers Monday.
Carmen Caniño, the regional director for the Puerto Rico American Red Cross chapter, said the Puerto Rico Ports Authority called her about noon Monday, when it was clear that a number of flights had been cancelled because of the storm.
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All the territory’s airports and all but one of the seaports reopened Tuesday following the departure of Hurricane Earl.
At 3 p.m. Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard set the territory’s ports to Port Condition X-RAY, which means that a storm is coming but the port can be open to all activity. Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to pass about 120 miles north of the territory today.
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