A large power outage struck vast swaths of Chile on Tuesday, interrupting mining operations in the world's biggest copper producer and leaving residents of Santiago without electricity. Areas from the mining-intensive north to the central and southern regions that are home to most of the population,

President Gabriel Boric said electricity was being restored, but the situation remained unstable. He blamed the nation’s power companies for not restoring power faster.

STORY: A massive power outage left Chile’s capital, Santiago in darkness on Tuesday.Chile’s government announced a state of emergency and a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the regions from Arica in the north to Los Lagos in the south.