(Adnkronos) – Power was restored overnight in Chile to 90% of homes affected by an almost total blackout due to a power grid failure. “At midnight, 90% of the supply had been restored” to homes, authorities said. The power outage, which began at 3:16 p.m. local time yesterday, brought the country to a standstill, affecting more than 95% of the 20 million inhabitants. The government therefore decided to declare a state of emergency and a night curfew in a large area of the country, including the capital Santiago. The curfew will remain in effect until 6 a.m. this morning, according to Interior Minister, Caroline Toha.
Chile, power grid back up and running after mega blackout, state of emergency and curfew
Related Posts
USA, first part of Epstein list released, pressing on FBI for full light
(Adnkronos) – A ‘first list’ of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, arrested in July 2019 on charges of human trafficking for sexual purposes, was declassified and released by US Attorney General Pamela Bondi. At the same time, she asked the FBI to
Turkey, opposition: ‘Ocalan’s call important, now internal peace and respect’
(Adnkronos) – The call for disarmament and the dissolution of the PKK issued by its founder Abdullah Ocalan is ”important”. This was stated by Ozgur Ozel, leader of the main opposition party in Turkey, the CHP, expressing the hope that the PKK
