闪电罢工造成新西兰北岛普遍停电,影响50,000人。 Lightning strike causes widespread power outage affecting 50,000 in New Zealand's North Island.

在新西兰中央北岛,包括霍克湾、吉斯伯恩、塔普、纳皮尔和黑斯廷斯等地,闪电袭击造成大停电,至少影响5万人。 A lightning strike caused a major power outage affecting at least 50,000 people in New Zealand's central North Island, including Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Taupō, Napier, and Hastings. Transpower正在调查并努力恢复电力,Unison公司的目标是在下午6时30分恢复Napier和Hastings的电力。 Transpower is investigating and working to restore power, with Unison aiming to restore electricity to Napier and Hastings by 6:30pm. MetService警告说,该地区正在发生严重的雷暴。 MetService warned of ongoing severe thunderstorms in the area.