Argentina, Uruguay - massive power blackout

[Ülev]

A "massive failure" in an electrical interconnection system has left Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay completely without power, a utility distributor said Sunday.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/16/w...uay/index.html

A problem in the energy network has left two South American states cut off from power at 7:06 a.m. local time (10:06 UTC)
https://www.dw.com/en/argentina-urug...out/a-49225070

"This is the first time something like this has happened across the entire country."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48652686

[Tenma de Pegasus]

Images or videos of the chaos in Buenos Aires?

[Ülev]

Images or videos of the chaos in Buenos Aires?

https://youtu.be/JUnP8nzsYVE

[Ülev]

[Morena]

I wonder if it was done by the US or some other country. The US recently disrupted the Iranian power grid.

[Ülev]

https://twitter.com/OficialEdesur

[Ülev]

https://youtu.be/nf7uu5i-EYQ

[Morena]

Was there anything political that occurred between those countries and either Russia or the US?

[Ülev]

Was there anything political that occurred between those countries and either Russia or the US?

conspirology at 0:28

[♥ Lily ♥]

Can they not use solar powered alternatives as a back-up? They get a lot of sunlight in those countries, so solar powered devices would be both cost efficient and energy efficient.