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'I think 'The Walking Dead' started like this': Twitter reacts to the Atlanta airport shutdown

Passengers wait for the lights to come back on at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Sunday, December 17, 2017. The Airport is reporting a loss of electricity.(Photos: Steve Schaefer/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A power outage was reported at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport around 1 p.m. Sunday.

Reports from the scene describe a swirling mass of people trying to get cellphone signals in a darkened airport.

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Online, people began posting photos and video they said were taken at the scene.

Other people reacted with a skepticism of Atlanta infrastructure, especially this year.

And of course, there were jokes.

For more information, check out the rest of the AJC's coverage of the power loss.