Mumbai hit by massive power outage
A major grid failure caused a widespread power outage in India's financial capital Mumbai and surrounding areas yesterday, the first such blackout in more than two years that stranded thousands of train passengers and delayed college exams. The failure was caused by "technical problems" during maintenance work, the energy minister of Mumbai's home state of Maharashtra said in a video message. Power has now been restored to many areas of the city, officials and witnesses said. Mumbai's international airport and two main stock exchanges located in the city were operating normally.
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