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JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Switched telephone networks run on lead-acid batteries, they will last for a few days without power.

Hospitals, airports and tower blocks have back up generators, although in the case of hosiptals, people on respirators can sometimes die as the generator takes a while to build up voltage.

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