Widespread Power Outages Across Taiwan Affect 5 Million Households

Widespread Power Outages Across Taiwan Affect 5 Million Households
Shoppers walk beneath lanterns strung up as people prepare for Chinese New Year at Dihua Street in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 10, 2021. An Rong Xu/Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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Widespread power outages were reported across Taiwan on the morning of March 3, leaving millions without electricity after an alleged accident at a power plant in the southern part of the country.

The blackouts began at about 9 a.m., affecting the areas of Taipei, New Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung,  Changhua, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hualien, and Miaoli, according to local reports.
Katabella Roberts
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