On Monday, a significant power outage struck mainland Spain and parts of Portugal, leading to widespread disruption. Millions experienced blackouts affecting electricity in homes and businesses, while Spain's transport networks faced major challenges, including halted trains and traffic congestion due to non-working traffic lights. The outage also impacted some areas in south-west France, but power was quickly restored there. Authorities confirmed the outage began around 12:30 PM, leaving large swathes of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity.
The massive power outage on Monday has resulted in all of mainland Spain and much of Portugal losing electricity, affecting much of the country's transport network.
Millions of people across Spain are reporting that they have no power at home, from Madrid to Barcelona, Valencia to Bilbao after the blackout hit at around 12.30pm.
The French power grid operator RTE confirmed that homes in some parts of south-west France had been affected by the outage, but power was quickly restored.
Trains and metro services across Spain have been evacuated or halted, and traffic jams are building up as a result of traffic lights not working.
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