Mexico Earthquake Causes Power Cuts for 1.6Mln People

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Blackouts caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southern Mexico have affected 1.6 million people, the Federal Electricity Commission said on 8 September.
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"One million and 600,000 users in Mexico City, the states of Mexico, Guerrero, Morelos, and Oaxaca were affected. This is 13% of the total number of consumers in these states and the capital", the commission said in a statement.
USGS: 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Mexico, Near Acapulco
Operations to restore power in line with emergency care protocols are underway, it added.
The earthquake struck the southwestern state of Guerrero on Tuesday evening at approximately a 20-kilometre (12-mile) depth, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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