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At least 11 people are killed in the U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana from severe weather caused by Hurricane Beryl, with more than 1.3 million homes and businesses in Texas experiencing a power outage for four days amid persistent daytime temperatures exceeding 90 F and high humidity.
2024-07-11

Puerto Rico announces its first island-wide heat advisory to all 78 municipalities due to predicted highs of 114°F (46°C) and widespread power outages.
2024-06-25

Widespread flooding and power outages are reported as Idalia makes landfall in Cuba.
2023-08-29

Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia and the Bahamas report their first cases of monkeypox.
2022-07-1

Around two million people in Puerto Rico are left without electricity after a fire occurs at one of the island's largest power plants.
2022-04-7

Premier of Quebec François Legault announces a curfew between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on New Year's Eve, bans private gatherings involving more than one household bubble, and closing dine-in restaurants amid the spread of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant.
2021-12-30

Power outages are reported in the Northeast China provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang. Local media said that the cause of the outages was an increase in coal prices. The State Grid Corporation of China said that it would take comprehensive measures to ensure an adequate power supply for people's basic needs and try its best to avoid power cuts.
2021-09-27

A major blackout is reported in Syria after an explosion hits the Arab Gas Pipeline in the Rif Dimashq Governorate. Syrian Oil Minister Ali Ghanem says the explosion was a "terrorist attack", but does not elaborate on who was behind it.
2020-08-24

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Puerto Rico, causing small landslides, power outages, and severely cracking some homes.
2020-01-6

A massive blackout hits Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, leaving millions without power.
2019-06-16