Azerbaijan is reportedly experiencing a catastrophic electrical grid failure as the whole country is now facing a major power outage / blackout.

There’s no official word as when the power blackout will be restored.

Some are tweeting if Azerbaijan has been attacked by Aliens? While some are completely baffled after seeing the situation.

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UPDATE 1: Here are some images showing small explosion in Azerbaijan after the country completely lost its power. (courtesy of Twitter)

https://twitter.com/VTaehyungMypMyp/status/1013890321829253121

In 2012, same sort of power outage was reported in Azerbaijan. Power was cut off in most districts of Baku and 35-40 percent of Azerbaijani regions from 7 a.m. (local time) after lightning struck Mingachevir power plant, which supplies electricity to about a third of the country, sparking a fire at a 330 KWt substation.

UPDATE 2: An accident occurred at the Azerbaijan’s Mingachevir Water Electricity Station. The cause of the incident is being investigated, according to local reports.