blackout area

基本解释

The blackout left 9 million people in the area without power for several hours to 2 days.
事故造成当地大约九百万居民失去电力供应，时间在数小时到两天不等。
Electric misoperation frequently occurs in the power system, which may result in equipments damage, large area blackout or even personal injury.
电气误操作事故是电力系统频发性事故之一，能造成设备损坏、大面积停电和人身伤亡等重大事故。
Aiming at blackout accident caused by the pollution flashover in large area in Liaoning electric power grid, the basic reasons have been thoroughly analyzed and found out.
针对辽宁电网发生的大面积污闪停电事故，分析、查出了造成污闪事故的基本原因为设定的污区等级及盐密值偏低。

With sights fixed on the reactor, 13 million Tokyoites began to panic in late afternoon as the government warned there was a high possibility of sudden blackout in the metro area.
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The area below 39th Street, home to more than a quarter million people, was plunged into blackout thanks to rising waters and an explosion at a power substation on 14th Street (video, below).
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