ITALY: BLACKOUT

BBC: Italians probe massive blackout

Italian prosecutors have launched an inquiry after the worst blackout in the country's history left more than 50 million people without power.

Several areas in Italy were waiting for supplies to be restored early on Monday.

As debate raged over what went wrong, the Rome prosecutor's office said its inquiry would try to establish who was responsible.

Officials were warning of "programmed" cuts on Monday to avoid overloads.

POWER CUTS
August 14 - US and Canada
August 28 - London, UK
September 23 - Denmark, Sweden
September 28 - whole of Italy