BBC NEWS | South Asia | Nepal becomes land of the blackout

Even transport is affected. Kathmandu has 700 battery-operated tempos or rickshaws, each of which carry about 10 passengers.

They have hugely cut down pollution. But with the power cuts, there is now insufficient time to recharge their batteries daily. So half the tempos have been taken off the road.

"This is affecting at least around 10,000 people: 700 vehicles, their owners, their drivers and their children," said Bijay Man Sherchan, chairman of the Electric Vehicles Association of Nepal during an angry protest by the tempo operators demanding special charging facilities.

Overnight freeze warning issued for the Tucson area

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning from 1 to 9 a.m. Wednesday in parts of Southern Arizona.

Cold weather forces cancellation of BC Cup ski event

The sun was shining and snow conditions were ideal for BC Cup #2 for cross-country skiing, but Mother Nature still found a way to see the races cancelled.

Bitter cold temperatures down to -19 C were just too low to safely run the Jan. 24 and 25 competition at the 99 Mile trails, so organizers were forced to pull the pin on all but one of the events.