Chileans were able to return to a sense of normalcy on Wednesday after a curfew expired and authorities said power was restored to most homes following the country's worst blackout in well over a decade.

A large power outage struck most of Chile on Tuesday, resulting in a curfew until Wednesday morning for the areas hit by the blackout.

The sweeping blackout caused headaches across the country as eight million households were affected and a state of emergency was instituted.

A massive power outage has hit 14 of Chile’s 16 regions, including the capital, Santiago and its surrounding region, where the Metro service was put out of service, the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred) said on Tuesday.

Much of the country lost electricity today in a blackout affecting millions of people. It’s disrupted business and traffic with lights out and intermittent mobile service, ABC reports. Officials are still investigating the cause,

A large power outage struck vast swaths of Chile on Tuesday (February 25), interrupting mining operations in the world's biggest copper producer and leaving residents of Santiago without electricity.

Electricity providers across Chile scrambled to restore service Tuesday after a sweeping blackout plunged 90% of the country into darkness, stranding commuters, knocking cell service offline and paralyzing businesses and daily life.

Millions of people are thought to be without electricity across Chile after a large nationwide power outage. According to the national service for disaster prevention and response (SENAPRED), an area spanning most of the country is impacted,

The agency in charge of Chile's power grid said the outage was caused by a disconnection in the transmission system in the Norte Chico region.