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Power outage hits parts of Macao

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

A power outage hit parts of Macao on Wednesday, paralyzing fixed-line telephones, traffic lights and elevator services, the fire department said.

The power outage, which occurred at around 11:00 a.m. local time (0300 GMT), affected Zona Nova de Aterros do Porto Exterior, Horta e Costa and Central districts as well as the Hengqin campus of the University of Macao.

Banking services in the affected areas were also suspended.

Electricity supplies have not been restored so far as the incident is under investigation. Endi