Kuwait struggles with power cuts as temperatures soar
The outages were attributed to a technical malfunction in the fuel supply system combined with surging energy use as temperatures approached 50° Celsius (122° Fahrenheit).
A young boy plays in a fountain to cool off during a heat wave, at the Mubarakiya Market in Kuwait City on August 5, 2023.(photo credit: Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images)ByTHE MEDIA LINE
