Cable damage disrupts Vilnius clinics and radio stations

An optical cable damaged during engineering work disrupted operations at two Vilnius outpatient clinics, the Customs Criminal Service and some radio stations, LRT reported, citing the news portal 15min.

According to 15min, sources said the cable may have been damaged during work on Laisvės Avenue in Vilnius. The incident affected the Karoliniškės and Šeškinė clinics and disrupted the Radio Data System of some radio stations.

The outage reportedly interrupted broadcasts by M1 Dance Klaipėda. Other institutions were not affected, 15min reported. Communications are expected to be restored on Thursday, October 8.