utilities disruptions

Dead chickens and decomposing bodies: Inside South Africa’s power blackout ‘pandemic’ | CNN

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Dead chickens and decomposing bodies: Inside South Africa’s power blackout ‘pandemic’ | CNN

Johannesburg, South Africa CNN  —  Car crashes, opportunistic criminals, rotting food, decomposing bodies, bankrupt businesses, and water shortages. Welcome to life under South Africa’s power blackouts. Last week the grim extent of the outages was laid bare when South Africans were advised to bury dead loved ones within four days. In a public statement, the … Read more

The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late | CNN

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The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late | CNN

CNN  —  As protesters took to the streets of Iran following the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman apprehended for apparently not wearing her hijab properly, videos of the uprising began to flood the internet. Clips of students tearing up pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader in northern Iran. Photos of women removing … Read more