"The electricity supply to southwest Berlin has been restored, officials said Wednesday evening, after tens of thousands of residents were left without power for days. The outage, which Mayor Kai Wegner has described as an act of terrorism, is the longest in Berlin's postwar history. All households in the affected areas were reconnected to the power grid by mid-afternoon on Wednesday, Berlin's senator for economic affairs, Franziska Giffey, said."
"Federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation of an arson attack that led to a major power outage in Berlin. A group claiming responsibility has said its action did not target people but infrastructure it claims destroys the environment. Employees of Berlin's energy provider have been working for days to restore power. Power had been cut to some 45,000 households and over 2,200 businesses in several districts in Berlin's southwest since Saturday. Electricity had been gradually restored in the days since."
Electricity supply to southwest Berlin was fully restored Wednesday evening after tens of thousands of residents experienced a multi-day outage. The blackout left around 45,000 households and over 2,200 businesses without power since Saturday. The outage is the longest in Berlin's postwar history and was described as an act of terrorism by Mayor Kai Wegner. Federal prosecutors have taken over an investigation into an arson attack, and a group claiming responsibility said it targeted infrastructure it alleges harms the environment rather than people. Employees of Berlin's energy provider worked for days to reconnect all affected households, with final restorations completed by mid-afternoon.
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