Rolling blackouts in Iran wreak havoc on industry and daily life

Medical equipment stops working in an ICU. Factories sit in the dark. Iran is grappling with a major power shortage, and has arranged scheduled blackouts to cope. Iranians say the power cuts remain onerous and unpredictable. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports with Sima Ghadirzadeh.

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