On June 21, 2024, a significant blackout affected several countries in the Balkans, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro, and parts of Croatia. The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has identified overgrown vegetation as the primary cause of this cascading power failure, which left millions without electricity for approximately three hours. [ ]
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Balkans Blackout: Overgrown Vegetation Triggers Widespread Power Outage
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