Hot where you are ? Poor India....

[steve2470]

The heat in northern India was so bad (temperatures up to 47.8°C (118.0°F) that power stations shut down, unable to keep up with demand for air conditioning and fans. Riots broke out and several electric substations were burned down by mobs.

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/comment.html?entrynum=290#commenttop

Kinda puts my trivial first world problems in perspective, truly. Let's all say thanks for whatever blessings we may have, and have a lovely summer day wherever you are !

Steve

[hollysmom]

1. ok, why would a mob burn down a power unit if they are complaining about lack of power?

[steve2470]

2. they must have been pretty pissed off lol nt

[steve2470]

4. explanation here

http://www.aljazeera.com/weather/2014/06/heatwave-triggers-riots-northern-india-2014689551264867.html

In Gonda, 180km to the southeast of Lucknow, an angry mob set fire to an electricity substation, which took firefighters three hours to extinguish.

A fire was also started in Gorakhpur, 320km southeast of Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akilesh Yadav said officials were trying to purchase power from other states, though they were also facing shortages amid the extreme heat.

Residents had been particularly angry about the power cuts after receiving reliable supplies through the Indian elections, which ended May 16. Since then, only some regions have been guaranteed unbroken power supplies, while others have received little to none.

[steve2470]

3. article here also

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/06/10/3447153/heatwave-india-riots/

In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, similarly sweltering weather has also caused widespread blackouts and water shortages as pumps shut down. Electricity demand in the state rose to 11,000 megawatts, far beyond the 8,000-megawatt capacity of the grid. Less than half of the state’s 200 million people have access to electricity under normal circumstances, but the recent power outages set tempers ablaze. Riots broke out across the state over the weekend. Electricity substations were torched and power company officials taken hostage.