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Power outage leaves millions of Ecuadorians in the dark after transmission line fails

Headline from WHEC Rochester

A failure in an energy transmission line has produced an blackout throughout Ecuador, the government reported, days after announcing that there would be new power outages in the country due to production problems.

WHEC Rochester's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Times

    Ecuador Hit by Nationwide Blackout (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The public works minister said the power outage had been caused by the failure of a transmission line.

  2. The Guardian

    Ecuador struck by power outage leaving 18 million in the dark (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Confusion on the streets of Quito as traffic lights ceased working and the subway system ground to a halt

  3. Local News 8

    Ecuador hit by a nationwide blackout, says government official (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador was hit with a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, according to the country’s Public Infrastructure Minister Roberto Luque, who said a transmission line failure caused a “cascade disconnection.

  4. France 24

    Nationwide power outage in Ecuador, faulty transmission line blamed (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A nationwide electricity outage struck Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of some 18 million in the dark, including the capital's subway system, as authorities worked to repair faulty power lines,…

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Power outage leaves millions of Ecuadorians in the dark after transmission line fails (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    A failure in an energy transmission line has produced an blackout throughout Ecuador, the government reported, days after announcing that there would be new power outages in the country due to production problems.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Ecuador struck by power outage, transmission line blamed – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Ecuador suffered a nationwide power cut on Wednesday afternoon. The public works minister blamed lacking investment in recent years and said "today we are experiencing the consequences."

  7. NBC News

    Nationwide electricity outage leaves Ecuador in the dark (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A nationwide electricity outage struck Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of some 18 million in the dark, including the capital’s subway system.

  8. Green Field Reporter

    Power outage leaves millions of Ecuadorians in the dark after transmission line fails - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A failure in an energy transmission line on Wednesday produced an unexpected blackout throughout Ecuador, the government said, days after announcing that there would be power outages in the country due to production problems.

  9. Latin Times

    Ecuador left in the dark following nationwide power outage (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The incident also affected the capital's subway system

  10. Fox News

    Nationwide blackout reported in Ecuador (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Blackouts affected the entire country of Ecuador on Wednesday after what officials report was an unexpected failure in an energy transmission line.

  11. Time

    Blackout Hits Whole of Ecuador (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The nationwide blackout, the first of its kind in 20 years, “shows how fragile our system is,” said the energy minister.

  12. Breitbart News

    Ecuador Suffers National Blackout (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Ecuador suffered a nationwide power blackout on Wednesday afternoon, leaving the entire country and its 17 million citizens without power.

  13. Voice of America

    Power mostly restored in Ecuador after nationwide outage (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Minister of Energy Roberto Luque said in a message that a transmission line failure caused ‘a cascade disconnection,’ leaving the nation without energy service

  14. The Daily Caller

    Ecuador Hit With Nationwide Blackout (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Ecuador was hit with a nationwide blackout reportedly due to a transmission line failure caused by a “cascade disconnection,” government officials confirmed.

  15. CBS News

    Hours-long blackout affects millions in Ecuador after transmission line fails (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A failure in an energy transmission line produced a blackout throughout Ecuador, the government reported, days after announcing that there would be outages due to production problems.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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