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Parts of the British capital, London, and south-east England were subjected to widespread blackouts.
According to the official account of the London Transport Authority on the site "Twitter", some traffic lights do not work, alerting pedestrians and motorists to be careful while driving and walking on the streets.
Due to a large scale National Grid failure there is a power cut in the London and South East areas, meaning that some traffic lights are down. Please be very cautious on the roads!
– TfL Traffic News (@TfLTrafficNews) August 9, 2019
"We are aware of a power outage that affects a large area of London and the South East. Impact on our customers. "
We're aware of a power cut affecting a large area of London and South East. We believe this is due to a failure to National Grid's network, which is affecting our customers. We may not be able to answer individual tweets at this time. Please keep an eye on our feed for updates.
– UK power networks (@UKPowerNetworks) August 9, 2019
"We may not be able to respond to Tweets at this time, please follow our account for updates."
National Grid has electricity and gas transmission systems in England and Wales and is responsible for balancing supplies and demand on a daily basis.
Train services in London and abroad have faced delays or cancellations. "A large number of train lines were affected," the railway company National Rail said.
National Grid could not be reached for comment.
The operator of the power grid in the north-east of England reported a power outage in various parts of the region, affecting the airport and the underground network in Newcastle, the region's largest city.
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