Electricity Shortage Sparks Blackouts Across Europe

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BERLIN (AP) - A power shortage in Germany triggered a cascade of blackouts across Europe, halting trains, trapping people in elevators and plunging millions of homes into darkness. But the situation appeared to be back to normal on most of the continent by Sunday.

The private German company, E.On AG, said the problem began in its network in northwestern Germany, possibly after it disconnected a high-power transmission line to allow a ship to pass safely on the Ems River. But it stressed the cause was still under investigation.

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Electricity Shortage Sparks Blackouts Across Europe

Swaths of Germany and France were badly hit by the cuts late Saturda...

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