Night Storm in Latvia: Over a Thousand Residents of Riga Left Without Power
A severe windstorm in Riga, Latvia, caused power outages for over 1,200 residents after a tree damaged a medium-voltage power line. Utility company Sadales tīkls reported that power was restored within an hour and the grid remains stable.
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Highlights the vulnerability of urban infrastructure to extreme weather events and the importance of rapid utility response.
Night Storm in Latvia: Over a Thousand Residents of Riga Left Without Power
As reported by Ilze Dimante, head of external communications at Sadales tīkls, as of 7 AM, the electricity supply situation in Latvia remained stable. Only isolated damage to the power grid caused by strong winds was recorded.
According to the outage map published by the company, around 40 power outages were registered across Latvia on Saturday morning.
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