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Bad Weather Blamed for Brazil Blackout

60M affected after wind, rain knock out transmission lines

By the Associated Press

Posted Nov 11, 2009 6:17 PM CST

(AP) – Heavy rain and strong wind last night caused blackouts that left nearly a third of Brazilians—60 million people—in the dark, officials said today as they scrambled to restore confidence in the country's infrastructure before soccer's 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. The...   Read full story »

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