Update: Electricity providers confirm 90% of customers are now restored and we are working hard to restore the remaining customers as soon as possible.
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London and large parts of the south of England are suffering from a widespread ‘power cut’ described as “a major incident” by electricity providers.
We are currently experiencing a major incident on the national electricity infrastructure. We are in the process of restoring customers now and will provide further updates as soon as possible for specific areas We are sorry for the inconvenience this is causing.
— WPD (@wpduk) August 9, 2019
We’re aware of a power cut affecting a large area of London and South East. We believe this is due to a failure to National Grid’s network, which is affecting our customers. We may not be able to answer individual tweets at this time. Please keep an eye on our feed for updates.
— UK Power Networks (@UKPowerNetworks) August 9, 2019
Transport for London said the drop in power is affecting traffic lights, while many trains have been delayed.
The blackout struck as Brits commute home (or head to the pub)…
Victoria line closed due to #powercut and its raining…… Perfectly timed for #RushHour #victorialine pic.twitter.com/XfHTWWHSpC
— Ian (@immayo1) August 9, 2019
Clapham junction looking eerily quiet in the absence of any power. Barriers shut down and traffic lights out of action. #powercut #…strange #no power pic.twitter.com/Ws0wCnLHWE
— Rich Stokes (@richstokes_rts) August 9, 2019
Power cut in Waitrose… pic.twitter.com/lRSDHZIP6G
— Rhys (@rhysrmann) August 9, 2019
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