There were rolling blackouts in multiple cities across Mexico on Tuesday, as people in several states reeled from soaring temperatures and the national energy authority briefly declared a state of emergency.
A heat wave has scorched Mexico in recent days, bringing temperatures in multiple states into the triple digits.
Mexico City on Tuesday reached a high of 92 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest temperature recorded there on May 7 in over 20 years.
Mexico’s energy authority, Cenace, announced a state of emergency for the national grid early Tuesday evening, meaning that available power had dropped below adequate levels.
But local news media outlets reported on blackouts in municipalities across the country throughout the evening.
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Mexico, Mexico City