French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe orders a curfew a day after a strike prompted a blackout

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has ordered a curfew, a day after a strike by workers left 370,000 people in darkness for nearly 24 hours. The curfew will last from 10 p.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Sunday and “aims to ensure the safety of all, the protection of property and public tranquility,” the government said in a statement. As of Saturday morning, power had been restored to 160,000 people. Work is still ongoing to restore power to 70,000 others, but priority services such as hospitals have been reconnected or are in the final steps of getting power back. The government continued to urge caution to residents, many of whom turned to generators for electricity.