Greater Santo Domingo power utility companies Edesur and EdeEste say that city sectors have suffered blackouts after kites have become entangled in the electricity lines.
With the hashtag #Quédateencasa, one of the state-owned electricity distribution companies in the Dominican Republic invited those who, because of social isolation, have taken up this activity as a way of entertaining themselves, to do so in an open space, away from the poles and power cables.
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Edesur
13 April 2020