New "Dark Year" / myLot

Eldoret, Kenya

January 1, 2026 7:45am CST

Here in Western Kenya, the year began with a heavy downpour accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms from around 3:00 am to 6:30 am. This caused a blackout in our area which was corrected and power restore at around noon time 01.01.2026. How did your new year begin?

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Traceyjayne

@Traceyjayne (6766)

• United Kingdom

We had fireworks at midnight. The weather today is light rain. Happy New Year to you x

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (127256)

• Marion, Ohio

Happy New Year. Glad the power got restored. It just started very cold here.

Amber

@AmbiePam (109179)

• United States

I hate it when the electricity goes out. I was asleep when midnight hit, but the fireworks woke me up. I realized it was the new year, and turned over and went back to sleep.