Millions face power blackout in Yemen

Millions were left without power in vast swathes of Yemen in a power cut that plunged Muslims about to sit down to break their dawn-to-dusk fast for the holy month of Ramadan into darkness.

The Electricity Authority said the outage was caused by a grid failure through heavy rain.

Officials said millions were without power for most of the night in the capital San’a and other major cities.

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