In Colombia, more than 1.6 million people were left without electricity
In Colombia, an accident occurred at a power plant. As a result of the emergency, more than 1.6 million people were left without electricity, TASS reports, citing local media outlets.
It became known that a transformer explosion occurred in the Nariño department. As a result, all 64 municipalities in Colombia were de-energized for several hours. At the moment, work is underway to restore.
We will remind, in February in the US state of Texas, due to heavy snowfalls and a sharp cold snap, there was a failure in the operation of power grids. Hundreds of houses were left without heat and light. And on April 4 in Canada, more than 14 thousand residents were left without electricity due to freezing rain.