Bahrain boils in summer power cut

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BBC News snip:


Power went off across Bahrain on Monday morning, leaving many people without air conditioning while temperatures were expected to climb above 50C. Electricity department officials said a technical fault caused the blackout.

Police are positioned at junctions as traffic lights cut out, but there was still gridlock throughout Manama.

Summer power cuts are a regular problem for Bahrain, as demand rises due to searing heat and high humidity, but a nationwide blackout is unusual.

Some residents - believing they had been cut off for non-payment of bills - reportedly came to pay in person at the main electricity company offices, but were sent away because staff were not able to operate their computers.

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3590798.stm

Must be pretty much like Najaf right now in downtown Manama....

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1. Or like S.W Florida.

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2. No, it must be the Environmentalist's fault

and Gray Davis.

Just ask Dick.

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3. Duplicate

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