Villa Crespo, Caballito, Flores, Floresta, Villa Lugano, are some of the neighborhoods most affected by the outage. The lack of electricity caused serious inconveniences.
The heat wavethat affects the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) caused a massive blackout in the Federal Capitalleaving more than 55,000 users without electricity and generating problems with the supply of running water.
The blackout, which began at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, mainly affected the areas of Rivadavia towards the south, from First Meeting until Olivera Avenue.
The lack of electricity caused serious inconveniences, especially in high-rise residential areas, and many users reported water shortage. Edesur reported about 54,044 users without electricity at 7:00 the next day, although social media indicated that the actual number of affected homes could be much higher.
Heat wave and impressive blackout in AMBA: more than 55 thousand users without electricity
Besides, Edenor recorded power outages in 1,251 users of neighborhoods like Palermo, The Slaughter, Dark and Pillar.
On social networks, under the hashtag #nolighta debate broke out about the political responsibilities of the cuts, especially in a context of high rates and the elimination of subsidies.
Power Outages Light Generators
Mariano Fuchila
Several people shared images of completely dark areas, such as Flowers, Recoleta, Park Village and Villa Soldatiwhere it was also reported that Edesur did not attend to the complaints.
Nicholas of Villa Luro affirms with photos “everything black in Flores”, while Ramiro of Recoleta wrote: “Alvear Avenue from Ayacucho to Libertad without light.”
Silvia maintained that “Rates rise, subsidies are removed but the cuts continue” and added: “All of Villa del Parque without electricity.”
Adrian of Villa Soldati stated: “There is no light since 8 at night and no one attends to you at Edesur.”
Source: Ambito
I am Pierce Boyd, a driven and ambitious professional working in the news industry. I have been writing for 24 Hours Worlds for over five years, specializing in sports section coverage. During my tenure at the publication, I have built an impressive portfolio of articles that has earned me a reputation as an experienced journalist and content creator.
