New Zealand Herald Electricity crews are working to restore power to tens of thousands of homes around the country almost 24 hours after Cyclone Dovi knocked down trees and caused havoc in the North Island. Hundreds of thousands of people were without power yesterday (Sunday) and many are still without running water and electricity while … Read more
New Zealand Herald The publication reports that Cyclone Dovi was packing a punch across many parts of New Zealand yesterday (Saturday) with howling gales and heavy rain causing havoc – and forcing the closure of the Auckland Harbor Bridge. Police urged people to avoid non-essential travel as gale-force winds struck, with gusts of between 130km … Read more
San Francisco Chronicles The paper reports that as many as 25,000 Comcast customers in Oakland reportedly lost internet and cable services yesterday (Sunday) – and access to the big San Francisco 49ers football game – after the provider’s fibers were apparently severed by bullets. The outage apparently began around 5am when bullets apparently cut Comcast … Read more