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Cable break cuts off phone service on Læsø

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A severed telecommunications cable has disrupted phone service on the island of Læsø, Denmark.
  • The cable break, caused by excavation work, prevents emergency calls to 112.
  • Authorities are working to restore service and have dispatched additional personnel to the island.

Residents of the Danish island of Læsø are experiencing a complete loss of phone service following a break in a telecommunications cable. The disruption, which occurred around midday Monday, has severed all phone connections, including the emergency number 112.

Nordjyllands Police reported the incident, attributing the cable damage to ongoing excavation work. In the absence of phone service, residents needing assistance are advised to proceed directly to the nearest police, ambulance, or fire station, all located on Byrum Hovedgade.

it is not possible to call 112. If you need assistance, you must seek either the police, ambulance, or fire station.

— Nordjyllands PoliceProviding instructions to residents during the phone outage.

Authorities are actively working to resolve the issue. The police have sent additional personnel to the island, and the local telecommunications company is engaged in high-pressure efforts to restore service. As of 1 p.m. Monday, there was no estimated time for when phone lines would be operational again. Læsø, situated in the Kattegat sea east of Frederikshavn, has a population of approximately 1,700.

working under high pressure

— Lau LarsenDescribing the efforts to fix the severed cable.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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