BUENAVENTURA, Colombia, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- An attack on an electrical tower blamed on rebels left the major Colombian port city of Buenaventura without power, officials said.
The tower, located just outside the city, provided electricity to all 300,000 inhabitants, Colombia Reports said Wednesday.
Patricia P. Hernandez, a spokeswoman for energy company EPSA, said in a statement Tuesday the company was "analyzing the possible alternatives to offer to supply at least the health agencies and security. EPSA is working in coordination with the authorities to initiate technical operations, aimed at restoring the service once it has secured the area."
FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has been held responsible by authorities for attacks on more than a dozen electrical towers in the region in the past several weeks.
