SANTIAGO, Chile -- Electricity providers across Chile scrambled to restore service Tuesday after a sweeping blackout plunged 90% of the country into darkness, stranding commuters, knocking cell ...

Hours after the outage began and as darkness fell, Chile's government announced a state of emergency and established a curfew from 10 pm to 6 am (0100 to 0900 GMT) from the northern region of ...

Police officers and civilians worked together to direct traffic. Petrol stations were left unable to pump. Businesses, from restaurants and bars to movie theaters, lost money. Frantic crowds ...

People complained of water shortages as pumps running on electricity stopped ... from the northernmost Chilean port of Arica to the southern Los Lagos agricultural region.

People complained of water shortages as pumps running on electricity stopped ... from the northernmost Chilean port of Arica to the southern Los Lagos agricultural region. All over the nation ...