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Several people in Sarawak have taken to Twitter to share updates about a blackout in the major parts of the state tonight, 10 July
According to Cyril Dason, a resident of Matang, Kuching, the blackout in his area lasted for about 20 minutes, during which the phones lines were also down.
The power supply and the phone lines are, however, back now, Cyril told this SAYS writer.
In all seriousness, the blackout just now, was the first I’ve experienced with immediate telecommunication line disruption (line down). Line down + Total darkness never happened before. Usually the line fades after a couple of hours,not instantly. Digi,Maxis & unifi were all out.
— Cyril Dason (@cyrildason) July 10, 2021
Another Kuching resident said that her area experienced the blackout for about 30 minutes, approximately 9:30pm to 10pm.
According to her, she noticed that the blackout was widespread when she went outside her car porch and could see the stars in the night sky.
“Kuching is better than the Klang Valley in terms of light pollution, but we rarely get to see them this clearly,” she added, while sharing the news about the blackout with us.
Meanwhile, a Bintulu resident shared that the blackout lasted for about 45 minutes.
Aie blackout
— Larissa Ping (@LarissaPing) July 10, 2021
To cope, many of them cracked jokes about the situation
Blackout + Line went down. What happened? Practice for whats coming?
— Cyril Dason (@cyrildason) July 10, 2021
Some apparently decided to make use of the darkness to play with firecrackers.
today chinese new year or raya isit why are kuching ppl playing fireworks pic.twitter.com/wUe1Rbdm1d
— skye (@shuurens) July 10, 2021
What’s the reason behind the blackout in the state?
According to Sarawak Energy Berhad, the blackout was caused after cable lines tripped.
KUCHING: Tripping of the 275kV transmission lines causing major supply interruption. Follow us on twitter for updates.
— Sarawak Energy (@1SarawakEnergy) July 10, 2021
In a follow-up tweet, the private company said that the blackout was caused by double circuit tripping on Murum transmission lines which caused a major supply interruption.
2nd tweet: KUCHING Update: Double circuit tripping of Murum transmission lines cause of major supply interruption. Supply is being safely restored progressively.
— Sarawak Energy (@1SarawakEnergy) July 10, 2021
As of this report, several areas have had power restored starting at 9.45pm.