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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