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June 17, 2019

Electrical Grid Failure Causes Massive Blackout in South America
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In South America, power has been partially restored after a massive
outage hit Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay Sunday. Officials
say the "unprecedented" blackout occurred after a failure in the
transmission of electricity from a hydroelectric dam that feeds a
regional electrical grid. Argentina has vowed to fully investigate the
reasons for the system's failure.


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