Myanmar's biggest cities hit by brief power outages

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YANGON: A power blackout briefly hit Myanmar\u0027s main urban centres and far-flung towns on Friday (Sep 24), including commercial hub Yangon and parts of the capital Naypyidaw, authorities and AFP correspondents said. Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation reported a \u0022temporary power outage in Yangon regi

YANGON: A power blackout briefly hit Myanmar's main urban centres and far-flung towns on Friday , including commercial hub Yangon and parts of the capital Naypyidaw, authorities and AFP correspondents said.

Myanmar's second-biggest city of Mandalay, the eastern town of Hpa-an, southern Mon state and parts of Rakhine state in the west also lost power, residents told AFP.By 2.10pm power had been restored, Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation said in a statement. Power outages are common in Myanmar due to a creaky and outdated electricity grid, with demand regularly outstripping supply during the sweltering summer months.

 

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