A huge power outage left 19 million people without electricity on Tuesday in Chile.
The Black -Out found the North -Aarica and Parinacota region to the Los Lagos region in the south of Los, according to the Unders Secretariat of the interior.
The power failure was first reported at 3:15 pm local time in different parts of the country.
The National Electric Coordinator, the agency responsible for the power -network of Chile, said that the malfunction was caused by a disconnection in the transmission system in the Norte Chico region.
The electricity and fuels -super intention has estimated that 80.1 percent of customers remained in the dark.
At least 582,430 people were left without electricity in the municipalities around the Santiago region, the agency reported.
It also said that 328,488 customers in Los Lagos and another 161,843 inhabitants in Los RÃos had no power.
Various cities reported the return of electricity at 5 p.m. local time, local broadcasters.
Interior Minister, Carolina Tohá, started X to announce that an emergency meeting was planned with the disaster risk management committees.
'Given the power outage that takes place between the regions of Arica and Parinacota and Los Lagos, I have called for an immediate meeting of the National #Cogrid [Disaster Risk Management Committees]Where we will take measures to tackle the emergency situation and to work on repairing the service, “she said.
A man walks in a parking garage during a power outage, in Santiago, Chile on Tuesday
People are outside of buildings after a large power outage became huge parts of Chile
The metrodienst in the capital Santiago, where millions of passengers are served, was closed at 3.20 pm.
The malfunction also ensured that street lights stopped working and buses were filled with passengers while employees clambered to look for ways to get home.
Arturo Merino BenÃtez International Airport, the largest airport in the country, in Santiago, was active
Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, was without electricity, a source told Reuters close to the business.
Antophagasta, a copper mining group, said that his mines served with a back -up capital engineer.
The Blackout left several passengers on a roller coaster while the ride was about to descend through the traces of Fantasilandia, an amusement park in Santiago.
The management of the park told CNN Chile that backup generators were used to restore the service and remove the customers.
