(4 Jul 2025)
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Prague, Czech Republic – 4 July 2025
1. Wide of tram drivers waiting to swap with colleagues
2. Trams back in service after blackout
3. SOUNDBITE (Czech) Vaclav Vega, Prague resident:
"I found out on the internet that there was a power shortage in some parts of Prague. It was at the other end of Prague, so I thought, ‘that doesn’t concern us.’ But then I went to Butovice, to metro B, and the metro was not running."
4. People waiting for tram
5. SOUNDBITE (Czech) Vaclav Vega, Prague resident:
"On the journey, I got very delayed because, first of all, the transport system is being repaired, the lines have been entirely changed, and secondly, the dispatchers just gave the order that it was running completely differently than we’re used to (to avoid traffic jams because of the blackout). But it is fine."
6. Various of tram drivers swapping
7. Firefighters heading to city center
8. Fire truck in city center, people gathered
STORYLINE:
A temporary power outage hit parts of the Czech Republic’s capital and other areas of the country Friday, bringing public transport and trains to a standstill, officials said.
Prague’s entire subway network was inoperative starting at noon, the capital city’s transport authority said, though subway service was restored within half an hour.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in a post on X that the outage hit other parts of the country and authorities were dealing with the problem.
The CEPS power grid operator acknowledged problems in parts of four regions in northern and eastern Czech Republic.
It said a fallen electricity line in the northwestern part of the country was identified as a possible cause for the outage.
Officials have ruled out a cyber or terror attack.
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