A fire in the national grid has left more than half of Argentina without power. Several other major cities, including the country's capital Buenos Aires, and a large part of the surrounding countryside were completely or partially plunged into darkness. BBC news.
It is known that the fire started from a field. The fire spread to critical power lines in the country's 'coastal zone', which run above the field. In this situation, the authorities were forced to close a nuclear power plant to avoid greater danger.
It's still summer in Argentina. The South American country is burning due to severe fires and severe drought. In some places, the temperature has been continuously above 35 degrees Celsius for the past few days. The lack of electricity has made people's lives more miserable.
Due to lack of electricity, educational institutions were declared closed in some areas. Business establishments are also closed. The situation in big cities is worst. More than 1.5 million people are still without power in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
However, the energy minister has expressed hope that power will return soon. He said that this kind of power disaster has happened in Argentina before. In 2019, millions of people in Argentina and neighboring Uruguay were plunged into darkness in a major power outage. In another incident the following year, thousands of homes in Buenos Aires were left without power.
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