Four million without power in Florida

Published February 27, 2008

MIAMI, Feb 26: Some four million people were without power across southern Florida on Tuesday after reactors went down at a nuclear power plant.

Four million people had lost electricity across a wide area including Miami and traffic signals were malfunctioning, causing congestion on roads and forcing some shops to close.

“We have a massive power outage in Miami, but we don’t know still the source of the problem,” Cathy Webb, spokeswoman for the Miami Dade Police, said.

“Florida Power and Light is working on that,” she said, referring to the local utility company.—AFP

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