Power outage news worldwide, before 2021 (Page 8)

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

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Power failure in Portugal, Cascais.

A power network in Cascais was overload due to heavy use of air conditioning causing a blackout. In Lisbon, temperatures reached 43 degrees Celsius. In Sweden and Finland temperatures hit records.
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Multiple power outages in Northeast Ohio.

Severe weather triggers thousands of power failures in Northeast Ohio - more than 9,000 are in the dark for several hours.
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You can swim again in Connecticut River at Northampton.

Friday power failure causes waste discharge into Conn. River from Northampton treatment plant. Severe weather is being blamed on the electrical failures to several of the treatment plant’s emergency, alarm and pumping systems. As of Sunday disinfection had been restored to the plant.
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MUHC doctors performed surgery by flashlight during blackout

Can you imagine: it wasn't difficult to find flashlights to finish surgery operations because they expected power failures to hospital. A nearly hour-long blackout at the MUHC superhospital was not the first one. Montreal, Canada.
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Storm knocks out downtown Northampton power

Small local businesses are suffering from power outages in Northampton. National Grid reported 1,098 outages in Northampton. Power was restored to traffic lights within an hour, and there were no accidents because of the power failure. A tripped transformers could be a cause of the outage.
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A power outage causes 'significant' signal failure

Several trains running through Nottingham were cancelled due to a "significant" power failure. The power cut affected the signalling systems in the Nottingham area causing cancellations and disruptions to services.
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Power outage in Wellington paralyzed the city

12000 were without power in the capital of New Zealand include Parliament House and the Parliamentary Library, Victoria University's, Wellington's public transport network.
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No compensation for power cuts

There were multiple power cuts in Gosberton and Quadring for a short period of time - at least four significant outages in a month, but compensation unlikely. Most outages were due to problems with underground cables as it is often in the UK.
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When Power outage becomes critical: Family Blames Power Outage For Death Of East New York Woman
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Huge blackout in New York

More than 17,000 left without electricity due to an issue with a high voltage transition line. Monroe and Orleans County most impacted by the power outage are also experiencing high temperatures this week.