India power outage left 360 million in the dark

India power outage left 360 million in the dark

July 30, 2012 5:09 PM

The largest power outage in history left 360 million people across northern India in the dark. Scott Pelley reports the electric grid collapsed in stifling summer heat making a mess of train travel.

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