Fire destroys half of Argentina ‘s power grid

• Several important cities and significant expanses of the countryside are totally or partially affected.
• Temperatures in several sections of South America are constantly above 35 degrees Celsius.
• The energy ministry has stated that it is optimistic that power will be restored soon.

More than half of Argentina is without power after a fire damaged the national power grid.

The metropolis of Buenos Aires, several important cities, and significant expanses of the countryside are totally or partly affected.

According to reports, the fire erupted in open fields, disrupting critical power cables in the coastal zone and knocking down a nuclear power facility.

Argentina is now experiencing a heatwave and drought.

Temperatures in several sections of South America are constantly above 35 degrees Celsius, despite the fact that the country is still in summer.

The extreme heat, combined with the power loss, has ground several areas to a halt, with courses suspended and businesses closed. Many others are also without air conditioning or refrigeration.

The hardest hit is major cities, with an estimated 150,000 people currently without electricity in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area.

The energy ministry has stated that it is optimistic that power will be restored soon.

Electricity outages are widespread throughout the country. In 2019 a catastrophic power failure put tens of millions of people in the dark in Argentina as well as bordering Uruguay.

In Buenos Aires, hundreds of thousands of houses will be darkened by 2020.

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