Business, communication nosedive as Chad internet blackout enters 3rd day

Two men start up a motor pump to clear floodwater in the Tougoude district in Chad, Oct. 8, 2024. Officials in Chad and Cameroon say flooding broke fiber-optic cables, causing a widespread internet outage. Others in Chad, however, say the government ordered the internet shutdown.

Civilians in Chad say many businesses are at a standstill since an internet outage that began Tuesday morning.