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.
Key Points
- Nationwide electricity outage in Ecuador affecting 18 million people
- Failure in transmission line causing cascade disconnection
- Quito's subway system operations halted
- Energy emergency declared in April due to drought affecting power generation