About 1.6 million users were left without electricity in Mexico after the earthquake in the southwest of the country, the Federal Electricity Commission said.
"Affected 1 million 600 thousand users in Mexico City, the states of Mexico City, Guerrero, Morelos and Oaxaca. This is 13% of the total number of consumers in these states and the capital," - said in a statement on the website of the commission.
Specialists of the commission are busy with emergency restoration of power supply within the framework of emergency protocols.
An earthquake of magnitude 7, 1 occurred on Tuesday evening in southwestern Mexico in the state of Guerrero. For an hour and a half, it was followed by new tremors of lesser strength. According to preliminary information from the government, one person died in Guerrero, there was no serious damage.
The moment of the earthquake in Mexico City (Mexico, September 8, 2021). Outbreaks of power lines and transformers.