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Drone attack puts Merowe electricity substation out of service

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An attack by Rapid Support Forces drones on Monday morning put the Merowe electricity substation out of service in Sudan. The outage left the region without power, according to sources cited by Baj News.

An attack by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones on Monday morning targeted the Merowe electricity substation in northern Sudan, putting it out of service and causing a power cut in the region, according to sources cited by Baj News.

The attacked facility is a transformer substation that supplies the local electricity grid. Its shutdown has left residents in the Merowe area without electricity, according to Baj News.

The attack is part of a series of strikes targeting Sudanese electricity infrastructure, following the power cut in Shendi, reported on 30 October, and the shutdown of a power station in Sudan, reported on 2 November.

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