Power outage news worldwide, before 2021 (Page 79)

Go to the main page Power outage news from around the world (before 2021) to see power blackouts around the world before 2021.

For power failure news after 2021 visit one of the following pages:
Power Cut News in the UK
Power Outage News in the US
Power Outage News in Canada
Power Outage News in Australia and New Zealand
Power outage news from around the world

For prompt power outage notifications to your phone see a power failure alarm.

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Storms knock power out in West Michigan, Muskegon, Ottawa, and Allegan Counties.

Wednesday night storms knock power out in West Michigan

WEST MICHIGAN — Severe thunder storms crawled across West Michigan, and with them, come power outages. Check the Consumers Energy Outage Map for the most up to date outage information. The ou…
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Power Outages Affecting Aurora and Rising Sun.

UPDATE: Power Outage Affecting Aurora, Rising Sun - EagleCountryOnline.com

UPDATE: Electric service has been restored in Aurora, according to Dearborn County dispatchers.
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About 25,000 Indianapolis customers were without power after the sudden rainfall caused flooding in areas around the city. Many drivers were stranded in flooded streets. The water was 3 inches deep at College Avenue and 63rd Street.

More than 7,000 Indianapolis customers still without power

Marion County is under a flash flood warning until 9:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
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Power is out to a quarter of the downtown St. Louis area after an underground electrical fire at 7th and Market Streets, late Wednesday night. The fire caused other circuits underground to fail and take out most of the electricity in the area.

Underground Electrical Fire Causes 'Massive' Outages Downtown

Power is out to a quarter of the downtown St. Louis area after an underground electrical fire at 7th and Market late Wednesday night.
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A #blackout for 80,000 customers in Ukraine was caused by an attack, reports the US Department of Homeland Security.

Hackers caused power cut in western Ukraine - US - BBC News

A power cut in western Ukraine was caused by a "spear-phishing" hacker attack, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
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A truck crashed into a power pole and caused power outage to many AEP customers. Police told the driver may have been under the influence when he crashed.

Power outage caused by downed power pole

Some customers may be waking up without power Wednesday morning in Nueces County. AEP Texas is reporting that at least 1,126 customers are currently without power in the area.
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"The power cut affecting your property has been caused by a problem on the electricity network that supplies your area" - power cuts in the UK today. Read more:

Thousands affected by power cut

Thousands of residents across the region have been affected by a power cut this morning.
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UK Power Networks testing their portable flood protection to protect substations from a flood and power cuts.

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“100 engineers were involved in testing our portable flood barrier today. Watch them in action:#emergencyplanning https://t.co/lMBEOhqeZV”
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They continued voting despite the power outage.

UPDATE: Grand Forks power outage leaves nearly 2,000 in the ...

A power outage affected almost 1,900 customers in Grand Forks on Tuesday afternoon -- but for at least one set of voting precincts, it was no problem.

Voting...

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Residents are angry about regular and huge power outages in Berkeley, USA.

Residents ask: Why the recent power outages in Berkeley?

According to PG&E, since Jan.1 there have been eight outages affecting 2,500 customers or more; and three outages affecting 5,000 customers or more.