Columbia, MD,
21
September
2017
|
11:56 AM
America/New_York

USRA update on Arecibo Observatory

USRA is working to assess and evaluate the situation at Arecibo Observatory. Currently, we have no contact with the Observatory. One observatory staff member located in Arecibo Town contacted via short-wave radio reports that trees are down, power is out, houses damaged and roads impassable. We have no reason to believe that staff sheltered at Arecibo Observatory are in immediate danger since they have generators, well water and plenty of food. This is a rapidly changing situation, and we are trying to do the best we can to contact USRA employees and find out their status. We will update you as soon as we have more information.