Ecuador affected by nationwide blackout: public works minister

QUITO -

Ecuador has been affected by a nationwide blackout, which authorities are working on resolving, public works minister Roberto Luque said on X on Wednesday.

"There is a failure in the transmission line that caused a cascade disconnection, so there is no electricity at a national scale," said Luque, who is also the acting energy minister.

(Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Editing by Anthony Esposito)