Power outage leaves millions of Ecuadorians in the dark after transmission line fails

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A failure in an energy transmission line has produced an blackout throughout Ecuador, the government reported, days after announcing that there would be new power outages in the country due to production problems.

People walk outside of a metro station after a blackout affected the entire country, in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. In some sectors of the country the outage lasted 20 minutes, but media outlets and social media users reported that the problem continued in most cities.

In some sectors of the country the outage lasted 20 minutes, but media outlets and social media users reported that the problem continued in most cities. “We thought it was only in this sector, but when we left we realized that while some stores had connected generators, the majority did not have electricity," she said."The traffic lights were not working either.”

 

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