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The Independent UK
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REVEALED: Massive blackout hits dominican republic for the second time in three months | Rare Historical Photos

APTOPIX Dominican Republic Blackout - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

The Dominican Republic was briefly hit by a country-wide blackout Monday in the second such outage in the past three months, triggering concerns about the stability of the Caribbean nation's power grid.

Monday's blackout snarled traffic, disrupted public transportation and forced some businesses to close as crews scrambled to restore power.

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