Several communities in the Southern Red River Valley were without internet and cellular service for most of Tuesday afternoon and evening. 

Service went down around mid-afternoon in Altona, Gretna, Plum Coulee and Kleefeld and was restored shortly after midnight.

Bell MTS and Rogers customers were unable to go online, text, or email, and unless you had a landline, customers couldn't place a phone call.

Customers purchasing goods a local retail stores had to use cash, as debit and credit card services were also offline.

An official with Bell MTS says a damaged fiber line was the cause of the service outage.