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(Reuters) - A major power outage hit large parts of Amsterdam and the surrounding province of North Holland on Friday, prompting the cancellation of all flights to and from the city's Schiphol airport.
An hour and a half after the outage hit, Dutch grid operator TenneT said power had been restored to some parts of the densely populated region.
The outage was caused by a "technical fault" at a substation in the Amsterdam suburb of Diemen, it said on its Twitter feed.
Flights to Schiphol, Europe's fourth largest airport, were being diverted to other regional airports, a spokeswoman said.
Read more: UPDATE 3-Power returning to Amsterdam after outage, but transport disrupted | Reuters
An hour and a half after the outage hit, Dutch grid operator TenneT said power had been restored to some parts of the densely populated region.
The outage was caused by a "technical fault" at a substation in the Amsterdam suburb of Diemen, it said on its Twitter feed.
Flights to Schiphol, Europe's fourth largest airport, were being diverted to other regional airports, a spokeswoman said.
Read more: UPDATE 3-Power returning to Amsterdam after outage, but transport disrupted | Reuters
