Chile power outage plunges capital into darkness, hits major copper mines

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A massive power outage across Chile plunged the country's capital Santiago into darkness on Tuesday (Feb 25), and knocked out electricity to major copper mines in the country's north, buffeting global metal markets.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y4h25c87  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A massive power outage swept across Chile on Tuesday, disrupting mining operations in

00:07the world's top copper producer and leaving millions without electricity.

00:12The blackout affected regions from the mining-heavy north to central and southern areas, including

00:18Santiago.

00:19Streetlights and metro services serving millions were also impacted.

00:24Chilean President Gabriel Boric said the outage initially affected 8 million homes, but power

00:29had been partially restored to about half of them.

00:59By 10pm, about a quarter of the electrical grid's demand had been restored, with full

01:07power expected by morning.

01:10Interior Minister Carolina Toja attributed the outage to a transmission line failure

01:14in the north, ruling out a cyber attack.

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