Many parts of Delhi were also plunged into darkness because of a breakdown in the power transmission grid.

BBC: India cold snap kills hundreds

Pakistan's government has ordered an inquiry into the cause of a nationwide power cut that plunged the country into darkness for a few hours.

BBC: Pakistan orders inquiry into nationwide power cut

The night after the blackout, there was indeed an earthquake, of 6.8 on the Richter scale strong enough to cut the power supply and once again to plunge large areas of the northern Philippines into darkness.

ECONOMIST: The Philippines

The biggest broadcast event of the year was suddenly jolted by silence and darkness when a portion of the Super Dome in New Orleans lost power early in the game's second half.

NPR: CBS Scrambles With Power Outage In Super Dome

Since San Juan is largely without power, when the sun goes down darkness prevails, pierced only by the occasional flicker of candlelight.

BBC: Journey to Argentina's forgotten territory

This is the problem that has confronted engineers trying to make America's power grid less prone to the kind of load imbalances that plunged the north-east into darkness last month.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR

The start of the second-half was delayed by five minutes after a power cut plunged the ground into total darkness.

BBC: Hartlepool 0-0 York