Security Reinforcement In Prisons Amid Nationwide Blackout For Electrical System Maintenance Work

QUITO, ECUADOR - SEPTEMBER 18: A Military officer points to a car for stop at Women's jail before the nationwide blackout on September 18, 2024 in Quito, Ecuador.The military has reinforced security in prisons ahead of a nationwide overnight blackout planned for maintenance of the electricity system. The mobility restriction will be applied in the provinces of Guayas, Manabi, Los Rios, Orellana, Santa Elena, El Oro. Also, in the canton Camilo Ponce Enriquez in the province of Azuay. The curfew will begin at 22:00 on Wednesday, and will last until 06:00 on Thursday. (Photo by Franklin Jacome/Agencia Press South/Getty Images)