TBILISI, July 4 (Xinhuanet) -- A massive power failure struck east Georgia, including the capital of Tbilisi, on Monday night due to the breakdown of a high-tension wire that transmits electricity from the west part of the country to the east.

    The Itar-Tass news agency reported that the accident happened at 23:15 p.m. local time (2015 GMT) when most subway trains were already in or approaching the platform.

    Therefore, it did not take long to evacuate passengers from the railway carriages.

    Local television stations, which had suffered similar power outages in recent years, turned to self-prepared emergency power supplies and continued to work. Enditem