Blackout in Haiti’s Capital Following Mob Attack on Hydroelectric Plant to Protest Gang Violence
Haitian Mob Targets Hydroelectric Plant, Darkens Capital An irate mob in Haiti stormed a hydroelectric power facility in Milevalai on Wednesday, resulting in a blackout that affected the capital, Port-au-Prince. This event echoes a similar situation from May, when locals in Mirebalais surrounded the Perigre Dam to protest police inaction amidst violent gang activities. In […]
At Least Three Dead in Explosion at European Hydroelectric Plant
MILAN (AP) – An explosion Tuesday at a decades-old hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and injured five others, the local fire chief said. At least four other people are missing. An explosion during maintenance work at power company Enel’s Belgium plant south of Bologna causes part of the nine-story […]
Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, including major hydroelectric plant
Russia has attacked power facilities in large parts of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric power plant, causing widespread power outages and killing at least five people, officials said Friday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said more than 60 drones and about 90 rockets were used in the attack. The attack came a day after Russia launched […]