Ecuador was hit with a nationwide blackout leaving the nation’s 17 million people without power, and seen here an Ecuadorean flag in Quito on September 30, 2013.

Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation’s 17 million people without power. The blackout — which affected hospitals, homes, and a ...

Ecuador was hit by a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, a senior government minister said, leaving some 18 million people in the dark for several hours. The subway system in the capital, ...

(CNN) — Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation’s 17 million people without power.

Ecuador was hit by a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, a senior government minister said, leaving some 18 million people in the dark for several hours. The subway system in the capital, ...

Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation’s 17 million people without power. The blackout — which affected hospitals, homes, and a major ...

Ecuador was hit with an hours-long nationwide blackout on Wednesday that left the South American nation's 17 million people without power.