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Wednesday, 11 August 2004
SOUTH OSSETIAN AND GEORGIAN CAPITALS SUFFER ENERGY BLACKOUT
By empty (8/11/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Despite the halt in clashes on 11 August between Georgian and South Ossetian forces that included a six-hour exchange of mortar and small-arms fire, the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali suffered a complete energy blackout for 12 hours on 11 August. The blackout, attributed to four high-voltage power lines that were damaged in the clashes, soon triggered an electrical-network failure that left the Georgian capital Tbilisi completely without power for most of the day. (ITAR-TASS).
Despite the halt in clashes on 11 August between Georgian and South Ossetian forces that included a six-hour exchange of mortar and small-arms fire, the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali suffered a complete energy blackout for 12 hours on 11 August. The blackout, attributed to four high-voltage power lines that were damaged in the clashes, soon triggered an electrical-network failure that left the Georgian capital Tbilisi completely without power for most of the day. (ITAR-TASS)