{"id":46706,"date":"2019-06-16T15:28:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T20:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=46706"},"modified":"2019-06-16T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T20:30:08","slug":"this-has-never-happened-before-millions-without-electricity-after-massive-blackout-cripples-argentina-and-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=46706","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;This Has Never Happened Before&#8221;: Millions Without Electricity After Massive Blackout Cripples Argentina And Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-06-16\/has-never-happened-millions-without-electricity-after-massive-blackout-cripples\">&#8220;This Has Never Happened Before&#8221;: Millions Without Electricity After Massive Blackout Cripples Argentina And Uruguay<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Millions of people and entire cities descended into darkness as a massive, unprecedented power failure kept Argentina and Uruguay in the dark on Sunday morning, the same day as provincial elections were to be held in parts of Argentina. Parts of Brazil and Paraguay also were affected, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicRigl\/status\/1140203351923204098\/photo\/1\">View image on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicRigl\/status\/1140203351923204098\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D9LQ5Y7XYAA8Ou6?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicRigl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1123761268039528450\/-3sBnowt_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahora en Boedo se ve como CABA est\u00e1 sin luz, a\u00fan no hay informaci\u00f3n oficiall de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OficialEdesur\">@OficialEdesur<\/a> . Estoy esperando al medicio a domicilio por mi hija de 2 a\u00f1os con 39 de fiebre. Vivo en un 9\u00b0 piso.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SINLUZ?src=hash\">#SINLUZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/APAGON?src=hash\">#APAGON<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Buenos Aires-based electricity supplier company Edesur, Argentina suffered a \u201cnationwide\u201d blackout, which also affected neighboring Uruguay, said the company&#8217;s spokesperson, Alejandra Martinez, adding that &#8220;Something like this has never happened before.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucas_m_rod\/status\/1140211529729695744\/photo\/1\">View image on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucas_m_rod\/status\/1140211529729695744\/photo\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/D9LYVXMWwAAT-_U?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucas_m_rod\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1155986053\/27860_1481833688521_1314198323_1316495_3564156_n_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucas_m_rod\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucas_m_rod\/status\/1140211529729695744\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_\/status\/1140211103231856640\">Replying to @carlosrsucho @OficialEdesur<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Absolutamente todo sin luz!!! Incre\u00edble<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company had earlier explained that the massive power outage happened due to a failure in the electrical interconnection system. The blackout itself started at 7:07am local time on Sunday, according to Argentinian officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This Has Never Happened Before&#8221;: Millions Without Electricity After Massive Blackout Cripples Argentina And Uruguay Millions of people and entire cities descended into darkness as a massive, unprecedented power failure kept Argentina and Uruguay in the dark on Sunday morning, the same day as provincial elections were to be held in parts of Argentina. 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