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Sudan: Thousands of bodies decompose as morgues reach "breaking point"
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Bodies in the morgues are also decomposing as prolonged power outages have left them without refrigeration, the group said. There is also no medical staff left, leaving the corpses “exposed and untreated.”
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Iraq's electric grid hit by fire, explosion amid soaring temperatures
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The faltering national electrical grid of Iraq has been impacted by a fire at a power plant and many explosions as temperatures climb in the country, Al Jazeera reported.
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Multiple areas of Karachi undergoing power outages as feeders trip
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Multiple areas of Karachi are undergoing power outages as at least 119 K-Electric (KE) feeders have tripped after the port city received monsoon rains, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Protests held against frequent power outages in Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Awami Action Committee (AAC) held protest demonstrations in Skardu town of Gilgit-Baltistan as power outages have become a regular affair in the region.
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Pakistan suffers nationwide power outage amid heavy rains
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid the heavy monsoon rains splashing over the different regions of Pakistan, nationwide power outages have averaged around 10 to 12 hours a day on Friday, according to The Express Tribune.
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Amid soaring temperatures, Pakistanis suffer load shedding, prolonged powe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid soaring temperatures, Pakistanis are suffering load shedding and prolonged power outages, according to Dawn.
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People in Pakistan's Punjab brave prolonged power outages
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The massive damage to transformers due to an overloaded power transmission and distribution system caused a huge financial loss to several power distribution companies (Discos), especially the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), in Punjab, according to official sources.
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People in Pakistan face power outages spanning up to 14 hours per day: Rep
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
People in Pakistan have to face multifaceted chronic problems when it comes to power supply. Their suffering continues unabated in the winter and summer seasons.
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Over 2-fold increase in NorWesters instances in 2023 impact power distribu
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) said that high instances of power outages in Odisha were because the electricity supply networks were damaged due to the Nor'wester.
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Pak: Residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa threaten to besiege grid station over
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The residents said that with each passing day, the duration of power load-shedding was being increased. They also alleged that the supply of electricity to several localities in the district was suspended.
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Pakistan: Load-shedding affecting business of people in Balochistan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Load-shedding, spanning 18 hours, has made it impossible for people to carry out their work in Balochistan, as per the news report. With the ongoing power outages in Balochistan, tailors have not been able to stitch clothes, while Ramzan is the most important month for them to earn money.
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Demonstrations in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against excessive power ou
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During the protest, the speakers at the rally said that the government has not been able to control the profiteering and hoarding in Ramazan, making it difficult for the poor to make both ends meet, as per the Dawn report.
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