The electricity cuts spark protests in Karbala as summer temperatures scorch the country

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4-07-2021, 12:00

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Karbala -INA

Hundreds of Al-Hindiya District residents demonstrated in the Holy Karbala province, on Sunday, in protest against the power cuts.

The reporter of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) said: The demonstrators cut off the main street linking the district and the governorate in protest against the deterioration of electricity.

He added that "the demonstrators demanded to connect the transmission line from the Al-Khairat power station to the Milibij transformer station to employ thousands of unemployed youths, noting that the demonstrators gave the government four days to respond their demands, as they threatened to escalate the situation and close the station.