Beaver leaves part of Canada without internet and causes digital chaos

Robert Cantero

It seems that the onset of the great eclipse and this devastating consequences all over the world they are prayed for like the end of the world or an alien invasion. These arguments used in films Science fiction It offers an apocalyptic future, nothing is further from reality. failures in the electrical network are ordinary every day around the world, either due to errors at stations or due to human error, but many companies, as would be the case with Tesla with its superchargers, are ready. In fact, the North American company’s own vehicles have already been used in extreme weather conditions and in the absence of electricity. now this animal The fact is that checks Except Canada.

Hours of uncertainty due to a power outage and a beaver is revealed to be the culprit.

June 7 2022 happened electrical fault in the northwest of british columbiawhose capital is Victoria and whose most populous city is Vancouver, which I leave except for residents area No internet connectionwithout fixed line phone and no connection mobile phone. A falling tree served as a trigger for cutting lines belonging BK HydroBritish Columbia Power and Hydropower Authority and tell usCanadian telecommunications company. Responsible? BUT beaver what he made his way through poplarlocated between the cities of Topley and Houston, and when it fell, a chain of events began that provoked this outage.

guilty It was located because the first cut lines were reached by the tree, and there were marks on it bites below, which finally led to the solution of the mystery. These linessince it took almost a week to get to the bottom of the matter, they are in marshlandwhere is he Water reaches high levelswhich makes it easier for the beavers. Bob Gamera spokesman for BC Hydro, assures Canadian edition of CTV News Vancouver that:

It’s unusual, but it happens from time to time. So I wouldn’t be a rich man if I got a dime for every beaver cut, but they happen.

eventabout 8 ocloc’kkept the affected population under control and card payments blocked in the region. As fewer and fewer people use cash, difficult to work during these hours. Yes, already measures are being takenwith integration auxiliary fiber optic linewhich will come directly from oceanas stated by Lee Brain, mayor of Prince Rupert, a port city in the area.