Millions remain in the dark; Trains stuck in tunnels: Blackout Hits Spain, Portugal, France and Belgium

Millions of people were affected on Monday after cutting power in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and part of southern France. Large blackoutThe phone lines were down, and trains and flights were highly affected due to outage. The grid operator said that about six to ten hours are required to restore electricity in Spain.
Working to identify the origin of blackout
After the blackout, the Portuguese cabinet called an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister’s residence. According to AP, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sannches visited Red Eletorya to follow the efforts.
The two countries have a joint population of over 50 million people.
The reason behind the outage was not immediately identified. However, the Spain government is working “to identify the origin” of the blackout, the PM’s office said.
Taking the X, Spain’s state power network operator Red Electric claimed that it managed to restore electricity in the north and south of the country.
Electricity restored in France
A French operator stated that Southwest France was killed by a brief power cut but was restored. Meanwhile, the European Union said it is in touch with Spain and Portugal. Darkness,
Trains, flights and telecommunications affected
The Barajas International Airport in Madrid was left without electricity, and other airports in the region have also come in a stay.
According to Euronuse Portugal, many passengers were trapped in the metros in Spain and Portugal, trains stuck in tunnels between stations.
Blackout started around 12:30 pm local time
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE reported that the blackout began around 12:30 pm local time, affecting the important infrastructure such as Spain’s Parliament, Metro Stations, across the country and even RTVE’s own news rooms. In Barcelona and nearby cities, residents flooded the neighborhood WhatsApp groups with a blackout report.
In Portugal, electric failures killed Lisbon and surrounding areas, as well as the northern and southern parts of the country. According to the local media outlet expresso, the Portuguese distributor e-raids blamed disintegration for “a problem with the European power system”. The company said it had to cut electricity in specific areas to stabilize the network. Reports indicated that some parts of France were also affected.
Outage caused widespread disintegration: Mobile phone networks were below for mass voice calls, although some messaging apps remained functional. In Lisbon, the Metro allegedly failed to ground for a stop and traffic lights at the city center, causing traffic chaos.
Officials of the two countries have not yet informed how many people were affected or how long it will take to restore services.