Failure in electrical interconnection has left several countries without electricity.

An electrical failure has left Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to reports by local media. 

Infobae, an Argentinian website, reported on Sunday that the country had been in the dark for more than an hour, and all trains were suspended.

Uruguay’s UTE power company said “a fault in the Argentina network affected the interconnected system, leaving the entire national territory without service, as well as several provinces of the [neighbouring] country”.

It said the system went down at 7:06 am (10:06 GMT).

“Never has anything like this happened before,” Alejandra Martinez, a spokesperson for electricity company Edesur Argentina told Infobae. 

Social media reports on the blackout were widespread. 

“Huge blackout in Argentina: the City, the Province of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe were left in the dark,” a news agency posted on Twitter.

Gigantesco apagón en la Argentina: la Ciudad, la Provincia de Buenos Aires y Santa Fe se quedaron a oscuras https://t.co/nSOEYiQ5gg pic.twitter.com/gBlDCfDWI5

 “What’s happening with this blackout,” a user on Twitter asked the government.

Qué pasa con este apagón @OficialEdesur ? pic.twitter.com/v61MV9iqE1

“Never in my life have I seen such a gigantic power cut,” another user wrote.

7:07 del Día del Padre. Jamás en mi vida vi un corte de luz tan gigantesco. Manzanas y manzanas con apagón. Ni anda el servidor del Enre pic.twitter.com/i4lA84Jo76

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