Like I indicated in my previous post, if the area is large enough - multi-country/continental - then the power grid will not be up for several years (more than 2) due to no equipment available to rebuild it with and no means to get equipment to the places that need repairs.
The disruptions to any society will be enormous and causing millions of deaths for various reasons.
Haiti and N.Orleans are good examples of “minimum disruption” compared to what a sizable EMP event will cause.
National Geographic Channel will be showing a program entitled “The Electrical Armageddon” this Saturday, October 9th at 11 am ET.