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NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Widespread internet disruptions are registering in multiple Southeastern and Midwestern US states with high impact to South Carolina as Tropical Storm Helene continues to move inland; flash floods and landslides are reported, leaving millions without…
ℹ Update: Coastal Southeast US states are seeing a modest recovery in internet connectivity following widespread power outages during Hurricane Helene's landfall; overall service remains significantly below previous levels with the Carolinas remaining highly impacted 🌀
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Significant declines in internet connectivity are now being observed in multiple US Southeastern states; the disruptions have high impact to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as Helene, now a tropical storm, brings down power and telecoms lines…
⚠️ Update: Widespread internet disruptions are registering in multiple Southeastern and Midwestern US states with high impact to South Carolina as Tropical Storm Helene continues to move inland; flash floods and landslides are reported, leaving millions without power 🌀📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Update: Network data show widening internet outages in Florida as deadly Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the Big Bend Region, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages 🔌📉 #FLwx
⚠️ Update: Significant declines in internet connectivity are now being observed in multiple US Southeastern states; the disruptions have high impact to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas as Helene, now a tropical storm, brings down power and telecoms lines ⚡️📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show internet connectivity is in decline across southwest Florida as Hurricane Helene, now a Category 4 storm, approaches anticipated landfall south of Tallahassee; the incident comes amid widespread power outages during a heavy…
⚠️ Update: Network data show widening internet outages in Florida as deadly Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the Big Bend Region, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages 🔌📉 #FLwx
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show internet connectivity is in decline across southwest Florida as Hurricane Helene, now a Category 4 storm, approaches anticipated landfall south of Tallahassee; the incident comes amid widespread power outages during a heavy storm surge ⛈📉 #FLwx
⚠️ Confirmed: Internet outages have been registered in southeast #Mexico with high impact to Quintana Roo corresponding to power cuts as Tropical Storm Helene skirts Cancun, heading towards Florida as a Category 1 hurricane ⚡
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in #Mexico with high impact to Guerrero as Hurricane John makes landfall east of Acapulco as a Category 3 hurricane 🌀📉
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of #Ecuador; the incident is attributed to power outages as authorities impose a cycle of 8-hour nightly blackouts for grid maintenance after hydroelectric production is impacted by…
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show new declines in internet connectivity across multiple provinces of #Ecuador as authorities impose a cycle of 9-hour blackouts for a second time in order to protect water resources amidst severe drought 🔌
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a decline in internet connectivity in parts of #Ecuador; the incident is attributed to power outages as authorities impose a cycle of 8-hour nightly blackouts for grid maintenance after hydroelectric production is impacted by drought 🔌 #apagón
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in southwest regions of #Poland including the historic town of Klodzko as deadly Storm Boris wreaks havoc in Central Europe; the losses in service are attributed to power cuts amid heavy flooding 🌀📈
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a disruption to Telegram backend and frontend services in #ElSalvador; the incident comes on the country's national Independence Day and follows a pattern previously observed on presidential inauguration day
ℹ️ Confirmed: An internet outage has been registered on #Gambia's leading internet provider Gamtel; the operator reports that it is experiencing a cable cut near Serekunda exchange towards Banjul 📉
ℹ Confirmed: Metrics show a nation-scale disruption to internet service in #Senegal with connectivity registering at 8% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to widespread power outages with Senelec reporting distribution failures after an incident at Hann Substation 🔌
NetBlocks⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Louisiana with high impact to Houma as Category 2 Hurricane Francine makes landfall, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages 🌀📉 #LAwx
ℹ️ Update: Network data show internet connectivity levels are continuing to fall in #Louisiana as more residents lose power in New Orleans and Baton Rouge after Hurricane Francine makes landfall 🌩
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in #Louisiana with high impact to Houma as Category 2 Hurricane Francine makes landfall, resulting in damage to infrastructure and power outages 🌀📉 #LAwx
ℹ️ Note: X (formerly Twitter) is currently experiencing technical issues with its adult content warning system, resulting in the mislabelling of many posts; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in the #Gaza Strip in the southern governorates for the first time in months as operators report issues due to "ongoing aggression"; overall service remains significantly below pre-war levels
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to internet service across much of #Ecuador with national connectivity down to 40% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to a fault in the Molino power substation per CENACE 🔌#sinluz #apagón
⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show a significant decline in internet connectivity in #Vietnam's northern provinces including Hanoi, with high impact to Hai Phong and Quang Ninh amid power cuts due to strong winds as deadly Super Typhoon #Yagi makes landfall 🌀
⚠️Confirmed: Metrics show a significant decline in internet connectivity in Haikou, #China as Typhoon #Yagi makes landfall on Hainan Island this afternoon; the incident comes amid widening power outages due to heavy rain and strong winds🌀📉
