Mongolia’s capital city of Ulaanbaatar and central provinces were hit by  a power blackout on Wednesday (7 July).

Mongolian Energy Ministry said in a statement on Thursday that a 220 KV power line connecting Ulaanbaatar and Erdenet suffered a failure after it was hit by a 13-meter-long tinfoil object near the Gurvaljin Bridge.

Power was restored after over 5 hours.