NewsWhore
07-30-2009, 03:10 PM
The sudden collapse of the electrical system in the south of the DR left several provinces without power for 10 hours or more yesterday. Commercial activity in San Cristobal, Peravia, Azua, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan de la Maguana and Barahona came to a stop and everyday things like a fan to cool down were unavailable to a population suffering through a heat wave.
The inhabitants of the region asked why this happened, but there were no answers forthcoming from Electricity Distributor EdeSur.
Listin Diario tried to track down some answers but as of 5pm, reporters could not get anybody to talk about the blackout.
Yesterday's blackout was just one of a wave of interruptions in the service, with many 10 and 12-hour outages occurring on a routine basis.
San Cristobal-based reporter Domingo Uribe told Listin Diario that, "the situation is so bad that even the 24-hour circuits are affected."
A public protest in San Jose de Ocoa was broken up by police with tear gas and billy clubs on the highway between Azua and Ocoa.
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The inhabitants of the region asked why this happened, but there were no answers forthcoming from Electricity Distributor EdeSur.
Listin Diario tried to track down some answers but as of 5pm, reporters could not get anybody to talk about the blackout.
Yesterday's blackout was just one of a wave of interruptions in the service, with many 10 and 12-hour outages occurring on a routine basis.
San Cristobal-based reporter Domingo Uribe told Listin Diario that, "the situation is so bad that even the 24-hour circuits are affected."
A public protest in San Jose de Ocoa was broken up by police with tear gas and billy clubs on the highway between Azua and Ocoa.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)