With electricity erratic or even non-existent, much of the city at night sinks intermittently into a darkness broken by cooking fires.

• 由于电力供应不正常，有的地方甚至根本没有电，这个城市的大部分地区夜里间歇性地陷入漆黑一片，唯有几点吹火偶尔闪现。