In Europe, started malfunctioning Telegram (already repaired)

Last night in   Europe, users began to complain about   malfunctions in   the work of the Telegram messenger. The application has stopped updating, the messages have not been updated.   many users did not   could enter into   your accounts.

What happened

By   data service Downdetector , 77% of users do not   could connect to   Telegram, and   22%   - send messages. Problems arose in   residents of Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands and   other countries. In addition to Europe, glitches also occurred in the   Egypt, Kuwait and   Central American El Salvador.

AT   than the reason

The founder of the messenger Pavel Durov said that the problems arose due to server overheating. " Serious overheating of one of the   groups of Telegram servers can lead to   problems with   connection to   messenger at   European users in   for the next few hours » ,   - he wrote   at   your Twitter.

" Repair continues after a massive power outage in   the Amsterdam region, which affected many services. We apologize and   we will inform you about   progress " ,   - added representatives of Telegram.

Repairs are ongoing after a massive power outage in the region. Telegram users in Europe, MENA, Russia and the CIS are currently unable to connect. We apologize and will update you on the progress. https://t.co/WyfYimZoKV

- Telegram Messenger (@telegram) on April 29, 2018.

Completed. Now the work of the messenger has been restored.