Amid record-high temperatures, residents of the southern Russian city of Krasnodar held a rare protest on Saturday about power outages and disruptions to the water supply caused by a power grid breakdown, according to CNN.
Karachi city in Pakistan witnessed massive protests due to severe electricity crisis amid a soaring temperature, Pakistan's local daily, The Express Tribune reported on Saturday.
The Ministry stated that since the beginning of the war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, it has "worked tirelessly to ensure the supply of energy to all citizens of the country, while carefully preparing for extreme scenarios and possible supply disruptions."
An electrical power failure was reported at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Monday. As a result of the power cut, Digi Yatra system and Air conditioning got rebooted and it took another 10 minutes to restore, a senior official at the airport said.
This blockade on the Makran Coastal Highway at Zero Point caused disruptions for commuters between Karachi and several other cities in the Makran area, including Pasni, Gwadar, Jiwani, and Turbat.
The general public of Pakistan's Karachi currently suffer from severe effects of heatwave. Amid the ongoing summer season, the people of Karachi suffer from massive load-shedding and severe power cuts, which have been a problem for the general public's survival in the scorching heat.
For the last few days, the outbreak of severe heat waves has been seen in the state. The temperature is rising. In such a situation, strong arrangements should be made at every level for the safety of common people and livestock, wildlife, the Chief Minister instructed.
It has been more than 36 hours of continuous power cuts and the sweltering heat has pushed electricity demand, sparking a series of protests across the city.
The electricity supplying company in Pakistan, K-Electric issued a stern warning to cut off electricity to the departments of the Sindh government over remaining dues amounting to billions of rupees, reported ARY News, citing sources.
As temperatures are soaring past the 45°C mark in some areas of Northwest India, impacting daily life and forcing people to stay indoors, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma instructed officials of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) and Power Distribution Corporation