Ecuador hit by nationwide blackout, leaving 17 million in the dark

CNN — Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation’s 17 million people without power. The blackout — which affected hospitals, homes, and a major subway system — was caused by maintenance and transmission issues in the country’s electrical system, authorities said. “The outages we had today …

Ecuador hit by a nationwide blackout, says government official

factpatrol.com - 19/Jun 21:44

CNN — Ecuador was hit with a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, according to the country’s Public Infrastructure Minister Roberto Luque, who...

Ecuador Hit by Nationwide Blackout

the new york times - 19/Jun 22:22

The public works minister said the power outage had been caused by the failure of a transmission line.

Nationwide power outage leaves Ecuador in the dark

thestar.com.my - 19/Jun 21:37

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador has been hit by a nationwide power outage, leaving the nation of some 18 million in the dark as authorities work to...

Power back on in Ecuador after massive outage blamed on transmission failure

stabroeknews.com - 20/Jun 06:03

QUITO, (Reuters) – Power was nearly fully restored in Ecuador yesterday afternoon, after a nationwide electricity outage struck residential users,...

Ecuador, country of 18m, hit by nationwide blackout

times of india - 20/Jun 23:20

Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark

theguardian.com - 19/Jun 23:19

Power was restored on Wednesday afternoon, after the outage caused confusion on the streets of Quito as traffic lights ceased working

Power outages hit Mkoba

chronicle.co.zw - 20/Jun 15:57

Patrick Chitumba, patrick.chitumba@chronicle.co.zw SEVERAL homes in Gweru’s Mkoba suburb, including Mkoba Teachers’ College, were plunged into...

Chaos erupts as Ecuador suffers nationwide blackout

rt.com - 20/Jun 13:33

Ecuador suffered a national blackout after a grid failure caused a cascading malfunction on Wednesday Read Full Article at RT.com

Short fuses in Egypt as blackouts stretch into sweltering summer

rawstory.com - 30/Jun 11:42

At least once a day, the hum of every fan, air conditioner and fridge across Egypt goes quiet. The lights go out and an expletive is muttered or...

Grenada PM: Hurricane clean-up will cost millions

newsday.co.tt - 04:39

A day after Hurricane Beryl battered Grenada and its dependents- Carriacou and Petit Martinique- the country’s Prime Minister is estimating the...

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