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Woerden
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Christmas Eve
Friday, 25 December 2020 - 10:00

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Power outage: Dark Christmas Eve for 1,800 Woerden households

A power outage left around 1,800 households in Woerden in the dark for several hours on Christmas Eve.

The power went out at around 10:40 p.m. and was restored by around 00:50 a.m.

According to network manager Stedin, a broken cable was behind the outage.

On social media, some Woerden residents seemed to think that the forced candlelight gave the night an even more Christmas-y feeling.

Bijzondere kerstavond... Het Licht is sterker dan de duisternis. #Stroomuitval #woerden https://t.co/M5sSO6BbUa pic.twitter.com/261z24Ta77

— Mirjam Oosterhoff (@jongmirjam) December 24, 2020

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