At around 10:30 a.m. local time this morning, there was a power outage in central and eastern parts of the British capital London and a large area of the Financial City. It is reported that the cause was an underground cable failure. Thousands of homes, office buildings and critical transport infrastructure in London's more than 30 postcode districts have been affected. The British Grid Corporation is undergoing emergency repairs, and power supply is expected to be restored in most areas between noon and 1 p.m.

At around 10:30 a.m. local time this morning, there was a power outage in central and eastern parts of the British capital London and a large area of the Financial City. It is reported that the cause was an underground cable failure. Thousands of homes, office buildings and critical transport infrastructure in London's more than 30 postcode districts have been affected. The British Grid Corporation is undergoing emergency repairs, and power supply is expected to be restored in most areas between noon and 1 p.m.