French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe orders a curfew a day after a strike prompted a blackout

The authorities of nan French Caribbean land of Guadeloupe has ordered a curfew, a time aft a onslaught by workers near 370,000 group successful acheronian for astir 24 hours

MEXICO CITY -- The authorities of nan French Caribbean land of Guadeloupe ordered a curfew connected Saturday, a time aft a strike by workers near 370,000 group successful acheronian for astir 24 hours.

The curfew will past from 10 p.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Sunday and "aims to guarantee nan information of all, nan protection of spot and nationalist tranquility,” nan authorities said successful a statement. It noted that arsenic of Saturday morning, powerfulness had been restored to 160,000 people.

Work is still ongoing to reconstruct powerfulness to 70,000 others, but privilege services specified arsenic hospitals person been reconnected aliases are successful nan last steps of getting powerfulness back, nan authorities said. Despite nan powerfulness returning, nan authorities connected Saturday continued to impulse be aware to residents, galore of whom turned to generators for electricity.

“Position nan generator successful a well-ventilated area, do not spot indoors aliases successful enclosed space, and do not refuel erstwhile nan motor is hot,” nan authorities said connected nan societal level X.

Guadeloupe's authorities said Friday that nan workers raided nan power room of nan only powerfulness works connected nan island, prompting constabulary to unreserved to nan segment to unafraid it.

The blackout near immoderate households without water, and compartment telephone work was severely affected. Unionized workers person been connected onslaught for astir 2 months complete salaries and different issues. The national did not respond to a petition for comment.