2026-01-07 14:27
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2026-01-07 14:27
After a widespread blackout in southwestern Berlin that lasted several days, electricity supplies to the affected area were resumed on Wednesday. It was the longest mass power outage in the German capital since the end of World War II.
In the coming hours, all households will gradually regain access to electricity. A key temporary cable connection was restored and tested successfully. The vast majority of 100,000 people already have electricity. people initially injured as a result of the failure.
The authorities appealed to residents not to use high-power devices immediately after reconnecting to the network. In this context, it was mentioned, among others: for washing machines, clothes dryers, electric kettles and electric vehicle charging stations.
Over the last few days, electricity has been gradually connected to subsequent households. On Saturday, at the beginning of the failure, approximately 45,000 people were without electricity. houses.
Repair work was hampered by the persistent frost in Berlin.
Saturday's attack, which involved setting fire to cables on one of the bridges, was claimed by the extremist leftist Vulkangruppe, which in a document submitted to the authorities stated its goals were “to turn off the power to those in power” and to attack the “fossil fuel industry.” The group has already carried out sabotage attacks on critical infrastructure in Germany in the past. She is being prosecuted by federal prosecutors, including: on terrorism charges.
As a result of the attack, over 45,000 people lost access to electricity. households in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district in southwest Berlin. Power was gradually restored; By Tuesday, half of the injured had already been provided with it. (PAP)
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