Blackout in Northern India (Photos)
Over 680 million people are without power in India after a massive grid failure in the eastern and northern regions, including the populous city of New Delhi.
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As many as 680 million people lost power on Tuesday as India's northern and eastern electric grids failed for the second consecutive day. Above, stranded passengers at a New Delhi train station waited for power to be restored.
Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
Streets were clogged on Tuesday as traffic lights went out across New Delhi.
Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo
A traffic jam on Delhi-Gurgaon road on the outskirts of New Delhi on Tuesday.
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A shopkeeper fixed a generator in front of his store on Tuesday.
Tsering Topgyal / AP Photo
A passenger sat in a disabled train in New Delhi on Monday. The power grid failed on two consecutive days.
Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
Train service in and around New Delhi was brought to a halt when the region's power grid failed early Monday morning.
Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
Commuters waited for a metro train in New Delhi on Monday.
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An Indian barber cut a customer's hair by candlelight at his shop in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Bikas Das / AP Photo
Darkened buildings in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Bikas Das / AP Photo
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