Mehendiganj in Barishal has been without electricity for five days following the severing of a submarine cable under the Gajaria River. Around 45,000 residents are affected. The outage, caused when an unidentified vessel’s anchor hit the cable, has disrupted healthcare, transport, and local businesses. Limited mobile charging is possible via solar panels and generators, but network services remain down. Divers have recovered one section of the cable, and authorities are working to restore power using the repaired segment.
Mehendiganj upazila in Barishal has been without electricity for the past five days after a submarine cable under the Gajaria River was severed, leaving around 45,000 customers without power.
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