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Bangladesh suffers long power cuts amid worst heatwave in decades

Bangladesh is experiencing its worst power shortage in decades. Some households and small businesses are without electricity for up to 10 to 12 hours at a time. The government has cut energy imports due to low dollar reserves and a prolonged heatwave is increasing the demand for electricity. The outages are affecting production in the crucial textile sector. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury has more from Dhaka, Bangladesh. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #bangladesh

Low water levels at Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba trigger power cuts

A drop in water levels at a lake that supplies most of Zambia and Zimbabwe’s hydroelectric power plants has forced both countries to ration electricity. Zimbabwe shares Lake Kariba with Zambia and can sometimes be without power for up to 18 hours a day. Al Jazeera’s @HaruMutasa has more from Harare, Zimbabwe. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Zimbabwe #LakeKariba