Overview
- Full electrical service was reported restored at 14:10, ending days of outages in the city's southwest.
- More than 45,000 households lost power starting Saturday following what authorities described as a suspected attack on the energy network.
- An 83-year-old woman was found unresponsive during the blackout and died in an ambulance, and police ordered an autopsy because the cause could not be determined on site.
- Berlin’s government kept schools in affected districts closed through the week to verify fire-safety systems and other building functions after the prolonged outage.
- Political leaders praised emergency crews and citizens for their response, and utility officials said some fixes are provisional with further high-voltage cable work under way.