Large parts of Sydney without power overnight in blackout
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Large parts of Sydney were left without power for a night after a substation overheated in an unseasonal heatwave, the electricity supply firm said.
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More than 60,000 Irish homes were without power today after a night of heavy storms with winds reaching speeds of up to 80 mph.
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Large parts of Zimbabwe, including the capital, are reportedly without electricity after a major power failure.
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Utility crews restoring power to thousands left in the dark after a snowstorm last week neared the homestretch Wednesday, and hoped to have the majority of customers restored by nightfall.
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More than 250 000 homes and businesses were without power on Monday as work crews from Denmark to Lithuania moved to clean up debris from a fierce storm that claimed 11 lives.
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SAN FRANCISCO Pacific Gas and Electric Company says about 20-thousand customers are without power in Northern and Central California Saturday night.
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The electric grid can be protected from big blackouts by deliberately disabling a few key power stations.
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The threat of widespread power cuts across southwest England has diminished overnight, while over 43,000 homes left powerless by the worst flooding to hit Britain in decades have had their supplies restored, power companies said on Tuesday.
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Authorities checked for fuel leaks Saturday on a coal freighter run aground by a storm that brought flooding, landslides and blackouts in eastern Australia. Two people whose car was swept off a bridge were killed, and a family of five was missing.
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At least 12,000 properties are without power after high winds bring down electricity poles in the West Midlands.
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Thousands of Southern California residents were without power Thursday as strong winds knocked down power lines and blew blinding dust across desert roadways.
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Almost 400,000 northern and central California customers were without power as of 8:30 a.m. PST (11:30 EST/1630 GMT) Friday due to high winds and rainy weather, said utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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NIE says power has now been restored to almost all of the homes affected by storms over the weekend.
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Hurricane Frances has now mostly passed over the US state of Florida, leaving millions without electricity after power lines were brought down.
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A major power outage hit Barcelona on Monday, snarling traffic, hobbling public transportation and knocking out electricity to homes and businesses in much of Spain's second-largest city.
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Around 40,000 homes across California were without power Tuesday as searing temperatures roasted the region and drained the electricity grid, authorities said.
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Shops operated with gas-powered lamps, traffic lights remained blank and courthouses turned to battery power Tuesday as Spain's most cosmopolitan city faced Day Two of a major power outage.