Ecuador experienced a nationwide blackout due to a failure in the transmission line, causing massive disruptions across the country. Authorities, including public works and acting energy minister Roberto Luque, are working swiftly to restore electricity and identify the cascade disconnection’s root cause. The outage left the nation of approximately 18 million people in the dark, and it’s being addressed as a matter of urgency.
— AF Post (@AFpost) June 19, 2024