Millions of people in Chile had their routines disrupted by an almost nationwide power cut.

A sweeping power blackout has left most of Chile in darkness. Tuesday's blackout sent internet and phone services offline, paralyzed businesses and forced evacuations of tunnels and subways in the South American nation.

Citizens in Chile are getting back to normal after a nationwide power outage affected millions of people and a "state of emergency" gets lifted as officials point fingers at energy providers.