Chile experienced its largest blackout in 15 years, affecting nearly all of its 19 million residents. The government reported that power was largely restored, with 220,000 still without electricity. The outage was triggered by a fault in a transmission line, causing widespread shut-downs across the nation. Authorities are probing the deaths of three individuals dependent on medical devices during the blackout. While public transport restarted in Santiago, traffic disruptions persisted, prompting the deployment of additional security forces. Curfew violations led to over 200 arrests, but the state of emergency was lifted shortly thereafter.
Electricity has largely returned to Chile's 14 afflicted regions, with 220,000 residents still without power, following the most disruptive blackout in 15 years.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances under which three individuals died during the blackout, who were dependent on electricity for medical devices.
In Santiago, public transport began operations again, yet many commuters struggled in traffic chaos caused by non-functional traffic lights.
The blackout led to over 200 arrests overnight for curfew violations as the government lifted the state of emergency early Wednesday.
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