Blackout causes disruption across nation


PETALING JAYA: Frustration rose as a major power blackout in the Klang Valley and several other states plunged parts of the nation into chaos.

Malfunctioning traffic lights caused gridlocks and accidents while homes and businesses were blacked out, with some office towers and factories losing all power in yesterday afternoon’s outage.

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