By RODRICK DESURI
Auki
Public, businesses and road construction in Auki, Malaita Province, were impacted by a three-hour power blackout yesterday from 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
The power blackout was caused by a CCECC excavator that hit the power pole next to the Geiruts Motel and Malaita Institute in Auki town.
According to an eyewitness, Samo Sari, the CCECC excavator was on a road construction project when it hit the power pole.
He said that as a result, the whole of Auki town was disrupted and without power for three hours, affecting and causing inconvenience to all classes of offices.
“It disrupted the bank system and the network was down, affecting those who wanted to make withdrawals and deposits or access digital banking, who had to wait for the power to resume.
“Also, at our offices, the power disrupted our officers who work tirelessly and have not completed their work for today.
“Our network was also disrupted, affecting those businesses and individuals who used mobile devices and computers for sending messages,” he said.
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