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Widespread power outage hits Tokyo rush hour
TOKYO (CNN) -- A widespread power outage hit central and western Tokyo for a brief period Monday morning, shutting down some of the Japanese capital's subway and commuter trains during rush hour, the city's electric utility reported.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company said its technicians were trying to determine the cause of the outage, which hit about 7:40 a.m. (6:40 p.m. Sunday ET). Most power was restored within 40 minutes, the company said.
The full scope of the outage in the city of about 13 million had not yet been determined, the utility said. But the central Satagaya and Shibuya districts and the western Shinagawa area were among those hit. (Posted 9:30 p.m.)
詳訊2:東京及周邊地區發生大規模停電
08.14 10:10
【共同社8月14日電】東京及周邊的千葉、神奈川兩縣14日清晨7點40分左右發生超過100萬住戶的大範圍停電,多條地鐵及列車線路被迫停運。
據電力公司的東京電力稱,停電原因被認為是千葉縣浦安市的一艘輪船上的吊車與高壓線接觸造成。千葉縣警方正在就此進行調查。
早上8點30分日本首相官邸的危機管理中心設置信息聯絡室,收集受害信息。日本官房長官安倍晉三與相關部門聯系,指示盡快進行恢複工作及查明事故原因。
據東京電力稱,東京的大田區、世田谷區、江東區及千葉縣的浦安市約80萬住戶發生停電。神奈川縣川崎市北部、橫濱市等也約有22.3萬住戶停電。
據東京警視廳等的消息稱,道路上的紅綠燈信號一時出現停止,咨詢電話蜂擁而至,現也逐次恢複。
據東京消防廳消息,東京的澀谷區、新宿區等的建築物中,多人被困在電梯內。
由于停電,地鐵東京metro一時全線停運,8點50分左右已經全面重新運行。其他地鐵及列車線路也出現晚點現象。(完) |
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