World News | A Power Outage Disrupts London's Subway Network
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted Monday because of a power outage, the British capital's transport authority said.
London, May 12 (AP) Multiple lines on the London Underground network were suspended or disrupted Monday because of a power outage, the British capital's transport authority said.
The Transport for London website showed that at least two subway lines were suspended due to a power failure, and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least three other lines.
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A Transport for London spokesperson told the PA news agency that there was a power cut in south London “for a matter of minutes,” causing disruption in the subway network. The spokesperson, who was not named, said “everything shut down” due to a “National Grid issue.”
British media reported that many stations in central London were completely closed.
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The extent or cause of the disruption was not immediately clear. (AP)
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