Indonesia capital, neighboring provinces in Java hit by major power blackout

Reuters

04 August, 2019, 01:15 pm

Last modified: 04 August, 2019, 01:19 pm

Indonesia capital, neighboring provinces in Java hit by major power blackout

Passengers were evacuated from the country's mass rapid transit system after the power outage.

Reuters

04 August, 2019, 01:15 pm

Last modified: 04 August, 2019, 01:19 pm

Indonesia capital, neighboring provinces in Java hit by major power blackout

Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and some neighboring provinces on Java island have been hit by a major electricity outage after problems at a number of power stations on Java, the country’s state power company PLN said in a statement on Sunday.

The mass rapid transit system has also had to evacuate passengers from trains after the power outage, the company that operates the system said in a statement.

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