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A nationwide electricity outage has struck Ecuador, leaving the nation of about 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system, as authorities worked to repair faulty power lines, a senior official said.

“There is a failure in the transmission line that caused a cascade disconnection, so there’s no electricity at a national scale,” public works minister Roberto Luque said in a post on X on Wednesday.

Luque also serves as the country’s acting energy minister.

A Reuters witness said there was confusion on the streets of Quito, the capital, as traffic lights ceased working. Operations of Quito’s subway system have also ground to a halt.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Definitely not going to defend ercot, but that was a very strong wind. Easy for me to say; i didn't really lose power or trees. I did lose a litter box.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

That’s shitty.

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