Residents in the city of Dazhou, home to some 5.4 million people in Sichuan province, told Sixth Tone they had been facing rolling blackouts since the past week.

四川省达州市有 540 万人口，当地居民告诉 Sixth Tone，自过去一周以来，他们一直面临着轮流停电。

Luo Linjia, a Dazhou resident, said the blackouts that initially lasted for an hour when they started on Aug. 15 had now extended to up to eight hours daily.

达州居民罗林佳（音译）说，从 8 月 15 日开始的停电最初持续了一个小时，现在已经延长到每天八个小时。

On Tuesday, the state-run electricity company in Dazhou warned residents that there had been a large power shortage due to extreme high temperatures and the strain on the province's electricity supply since 7 Aug.

周二，达州的国营电力公司提醒居民，由于极端高温和 8 月 7 日以来该省电力供应紧张，已经出现了严重的电力短缺。