Nationwide Electricity Outage in Ecuador

A nationwide electricity outage struck Ecuador, leaving the nation in the dark and affecting the capital's subway system. The outage was caused by a failure in the transmission line, leading to confusion on the streets and halting subway operations.

Rolling Blackouts in Mexico

Mexico experienced rolling blackouts due to high temperatures and temporary drops in electrical power generation. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador faced embarrassment as state-owned power plants failed, while private power generation was limited.