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Power grid collapse leaves millions of South Americans in the dark
An estimated 10 million people in #Argentina and #Uruguay were left without electricity Sunday, following a breakdown in their shared power grid.
Power was restored throughout Uruguay by the afternoon, but half of Argentina remained in the dark throughout the day.
"There’s no subway, nothing is working,” Lucas Acosta, a 24-year-old Buenos Aires resident, told the Associated Press. “What’s worse, today is Father’s Day. I’ve just talked to a neighbor and he told me his sons won’t be able to meet him.”
An estimated 10 million people in #Argentina and #Uruguay were left without electricity Sunday, following a breakdown in their shared power grid.
Power was restored throughout Uruguay by the afternoon, but half of Argentina remained in the dark throughout the day.
"There’s no subway, nothing is working,” Lucas Acosta, a 24-year-old Buenos Aires resident, told the Associated Press. “What’s worse, today is Father’s Day. I’ve just talked to a neighbor and he told me his sons won’t be able to meet him.”