PORTUGAL: Power-cuts

Record ID: 648016

  • Title: PORTUGAL: Power-cuts
  • Date: 7th July 1976
  • Summary: Tagus river at low level, bridge over Tagus, traffic jams due power cuts, telex at a news agency (Reuters) down, hall of a Lisbon hotel (Tivoli), trains at Rossio station stopped and shop interiors all without electricity. Daily 90-minute power cuts ordered by the government because of the country's worst drought in 50 years started last monday affecting the whole Portugal. Water levels in reservoir serving hydro-electric power stations are 60 per cent below normal, and France has recently reduced exports of electricity to Portugal for the same reasons. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 22nd July 1976 13:00
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  • Location: Lisbon
  • Country: Portugal
  • Reuters ID: LVA8X5CIKUPTK4GU5G3J6OH3SM1M
  • Story Text: Description not available
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
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