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power-outage

Archipelago 10 months ago

Power begins to return after outage in Indonesia's Bali island

The island's airport was also impacted but inbound and outbound flight traffic continued using backup generators.

Archipelago 1 year ago

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Massive blackout across Sumatra disrupts business, daily activities

Businesses across Sumatra suffered losses after a massive power outage affected most provinces on the island for two days, which PLN blamed on a power disruption on a high-voltage power line in South Sumatra.

Economy 1 year ago

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Massive blackout leaves hundreds of koi dead in Sumatra

Ornamental fish breeders expect electricity company PLN to make up for the damage caused to their business.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Millions without power as cyclone Remal pounds Bangladesh and India

The storm crossed the coastal regions of Bangladesh's Mongla port and the adjoining Sagar Islands in India's West Bengal state with wind speed measuring up to 135 kmph (about 84 mph), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Pakistan hit by nationwide power outage

Local outages are common across Pakistan, and the national power system is a complex and delicate web where problems can quickly cascade.

Americas 3 years ago

Savage US blizzard leaves 31 dead, power outages, travel snarls

A crisis situation was unfolding in Buffalo, in western New York, where a blizzard has left the city marooned, with emergency services unable to reach high impact areas.

Americas 3 years ago

'Epic' winter storm wallops US, leaving 1 million without power

More than a million US power customers were in the dark Friday as a "bomb cyclone" winter storm walloped the country, closing highways, grounding flights and causing misery for Christmas travelers.

Europe 3 years ago

Power outage plunges parts of Paris into darkness

The incident comes amid worries that power blackouts could cripple infrastructure in France as the first cold snap of the winter tests the resilience of the power network.

Europe 3 years ago

Ukrainians suffer in cold, darkness as Zelensky implores UN to punish Russia

Russia unleashed a missile barrage across Ukraine on Wednesday, killing 10 people, forcing shutdowns of nuclear power plants and cutting water and electricity supply in many places.