Power outage strikes most areas in Brunei

STORY: Power outage strikes most areas in Brunei DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Bandar Seri Begawan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Brunei's Department of Electrical Services 2. policeman keeping order at a crossroad 3. various of closed shops and escalators out of operation STORYLINE: Brunei has experienced a sudden and extensive power outage since around 11:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Residents and the government 123 hotlines told Xinhua that the most significantly affected regions were Brunei-Muara district, Tudong district and the primary oil and gas production area Kuala Belait district. The Department of Electrical Services (DES) said that electricity supply disruptions affected Kuala Belait, Tutong and part of the Brunei-Muara districts, and that it was working on restoring the electricity supply in stages. This unexpected power outage has caused widespread inconvenience and daily life disruptions, affecting commercial buildings, businesses, educational i

East China's Jiangsu Province aids neighboring Shanghai's COVID-19 battle

STORY: East China's Jiangsu Province aids neighboring Shanghai's COVID-19 battle DATELINE: April 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jiangsu receiving people transferred from Shanghai for quarantine STORYLINE: East China's Jiangsu Province is lending a helping hand to Shanghai to fight COVID-19. By 6 p.m. Sunday, the province had received 7,406 people transferred from Shanghai for quarantine. Local authorities say Jiangsu will prepare 30,000 quarantine rooms to aid Shanghai's fight against the COVID-19 resurgence. Professionals are stationed at each quarantine site to provide mental health services. Free psychological assistance services hotlines remain open 24 hours a day. Shanghai reported 914 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25,173 local asymptomatic cases on Sunday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanjing, China. (XHTV)