#power-outage

#power-outage

Zelenskyy said Russian shelling was preventing restoration of a power line needed to cool the reactors and prevent a meltdown. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog, said it was working with both sides to restore the external power line. Rafael Grossi said there was no immediate danger as long as diesel generators remained in operation, providing emergency power for the facility.

Viral footage shows the moment that commuters in New York City's famous Grand Central Terminal were plunged into darkness on Thursday night after a voltage drop cut power across parts of the iconic Manhattan hub. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) confirmed the blackout struck at around 8:30 p.m., dimming lights across portions of the building while leaving train services untouched. No train service was impacted, officials said, noting that Grand Central Madison remained fully operational.

City crews flooded the scene early in the morning, drilling into the street and working urgently to restore power. According to the FDNY, the incident began when the contractor hit a high-voltage feeder line, sparking a transformer fire at 365 Bridge St. The fire prompted a major emergency response, with 12 FDNY units and 60 firefighters rushing in to contain the situation.

The Iberian blackouts show how everybody across society can contribute to protecting a nation against disruptive events, according to the government's resilience plan.

Large parts of the Czech Republic experienced a significant power outage on Friday, impacting the entire electricity grid, confirmed by CEPS spokesperson Hana Klimova.

The National Weather Service warns of potential scattered severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon and evening, with wind gusts over 58 mph and possible power outages.

Throughout the incident response, our teams replaced 400 ft of overhead catenary and then realigned an additional 2,000 ft of the network on each of the affected tracks to ensure reliability.

Without humans to maintain it anymore, Central Park will transition from a well-kept urban green space into a wild, unruly environment in just 30 days.

"The whole place was dark," McEvoy said, noting that the computers at the front desk did not have power and the elevators didn't work. When McEvoy got to his room, he flicked the light switches - the room stayed dark. "I don't know how you put on a tux without light," he said.

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The power outage caused significant disruption on the Bakerloo line and resulted in severe delays on the Jubilee, Northern, and Elizabeth lines, stranding some commuters.

After an urgent investigation, the National Energy System Operator ruled out suspicious activity regarding the fire but will continue to assess the substation's compliance.

It's very sad to see what's happened to Portugal and Spain and so many people there. But you know, when you hitch your wagon to the weather, it's just a risky endeavor.

"It felt like chaos, said Inigo, a doctor at a hospital in northern Spain. With no electricity from noon on Monday, the building's emergency generators were kept for the critical areas, leaving staff without access to patient data, broken communications due to no telephone signal or email, and colleagues unable to carry out some of their duties."

Germany has one of the safest power grids in the world. Large-scale and long-lasting power outages have only occurred extremely rarely in Germany.

Four long hours after the power went out across Spain, bringing trains to a halt in Madrid's metro stations and sending people scurrying for light and taxis.