Balkans hit by blackouts as heatwave persists

4 Balkan nations suffered simultaneous energy cuts lasting a number of hours on Friday because the area sweltered in a summer season heatwave.

Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and huge areas of the Croatian coast had been hit by the afternoon blackouts, introduced on by surging demand for energy after households switched on air-conditioning to fight the excessive temperatures.

In Bosnia and Croatia, site visitors lights had been knocked out, inflicting transport chaos in Sarajevo, Break up and different huge cities.

Suppliers stated they’d largely restored energy by the night, however had been nonetheless attempting to establish the place the failure had…