Major blackout hits Central Asia
Major cities in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan hit by power outages after an ’emergency imbalance’ in a power grid. The grids of the three ex-Soviet republics are interconnected and linked - via Kazakhstan [File: Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters] Millions of people are left without power after a huge blackout hit three Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan – after a major power line w ...
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