Again, power outage puts Rio in a sweat
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November 26, 2009, Thursday
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RIO de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather on Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home.
The outage came two weeks after a massive blackout left more than 60 million people in the dark and raised questions about the nation's ability to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Light SA, which supplies electricity to the city of 6 million, said only 12,000 clients were affected in the affluent Rio district of Leblon.
But lights were also out in Copacabana, Ipanema and Lagoa. The four areas have more than 250,000 residents and are key tourist destinations.
The company said the outage began when it cut power to fix an underground cable. Electricity was restored to beach areas by late afternoon, but media reported that other neighborhoods in poor zones were still in the dark.
The outage came two weeks after a massive blackout left more than 60 million people in the dark and raised questions about the nation's ability to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Light SA, which supplies electricity to the city of 6 million, said only 12,000 clients were affected in the affluent Rio district of Leblon.
But lights were also out in Copacabana, Ipanema and Lagoa. The four areas have more than 250,000 residents and are key tourist destinations.
The company said the outage began when it cut power to fix an underground cable. Electricity was restored to beach areas by late afternoon, but media reported that other neighborhoods in poor zones were still in the dark.
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