A major power outage in parts of the Czech Republic trapped people in lifts and halted hundreds of trains, while authorities said a fallen high-voltage cable was the likely cause.
The incident is likely to add to concerns about the resilience of Europe’s power grids and infrastructure after Spain suffered the worst blackout in its history in April and a fire knocked out the power supply to London’s Heathrow airport in March.
The outage halted public transport in several cities, including Prague, where the underground was briefly shut down and trams stood idle for hours.
The justice ministry said 10 prisons had lost power.
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