By ABC (World News) | Created at 2024-10-25 15:21:05 | Updated at 2024-10-25 17:16:31
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A blackout has hit the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and left its more than 370,000 inhabitants without power
ByThe Associated Press
October 25, 2024, 10:50 AM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A blackout hit the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Friday, leaving its more than 370,000 inhabitants without power.
EDF, the company that provides power to the island, said in a statement that it did not know when electricity would be restored.
It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the blackout. France Télévisions said the power station’s engines shut down following a more than monthlong strike by unionized workers over salaries and other issues.
The union did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
