ALTOONA, Pennsylvania

Although details remain under investigation, a reported underground explosion left about 234 customers near the Altoona Area Junior HS without power Wed afternoon.

A Penelec employee the Mirror spoke with said an underground primary — a buried high-voltage electrical distribution line that carries power from a utility grid to a local transformer — reportedly caused a manhole to be blown off somewhere on Eighth Ave near the district’s campus.

“Something failed in there and blew the manhole off,” the employee said.

The employee was working to isolate the power outage and get as many customers back up as possible as a crew made their way to investigate the details.

According to Paula Foreman, the district’s community relations director, the outage occurred about 3:30 p.m.

https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2026/05/underground-explosion-cuts-power-to-customers-near-altoona-area-junior-high-school/

BILOXI, Mississippi

The Cedar Lake Road Bridge in Biloxi will be closed on Thursday, May 21.

Officials said the closure is expected to last from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

According to city leaders, the closure will allow crews to make emergency repairs to the bridge.

https://www.wlox.com/2026/05/21/cedar-lake-road-bridge-close-emergency-repairs/

Hatay, Türkiye

5 vehicles were damaged in Hatay after a road collapsed following heavy rainfall.

https://www.gazetegercek.com.tr/video/asiri-yagisla-birlikte-coken-yol-5-araci-yuttu/224876

Maracaibo, Venezuela

1:46 PM • 5/20/26
An electrical transformer explodes and catches fire at the Ciudad Chinita Shopping Center in Maracaibo. The incident occurred seconds after a voltage drop or fluctuation was recorded, according to witness reports.

No injuries were reported.

Video: Courtesy.

Via El Pitazo
https://x.com/elpitazotv/status/2057186241917878344?s=46

Hatay, Türkiye

Heavy rainfall in Hatay caused a section of the Karaçay Bridge on the Antakya-Samandağ bypass to collapse May 21, 2026

https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/vg/video-galeri/hatayda-saganak-nedeniyle-karacay-koprusunun-bir-bolumunde-cokme-meydana-geldi/149547