Watch: People gave up the reeling in chaos as Major Blackout dissolution lives in Spain, Portugal and France.
On Monday, a large -scale power outage has transformed millions in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France into chaos, with extensive disruption in transport and communication systems.
Videos that roam on social media show the outage and public transit to people walking in the darkness through metro stations, airports and city roads as paralyzed services. The crowd can be forced to walk on the streets as public transport came in a stagnation.
Blackout, which began around 12.30 pm local time, affected the significant infrastructure in many areas. Spain’s state power network operator, Red Electric, confirmed the restoration of electricity in the northern and southern regions, but communication was severely affected with several services that experience delays and cancellations.
In Spain, Madrid’s Barajas International Airport and several regional airports lost electricity, while metro stations across the country saw trains stable, implicating passengers among stations. The national distributor of Portugal, also reached outge Lisbon and surrounding areas with e-reds European power system“The company launched selective power cuts to stabilize the network.
In both countries, the public transport system came into a standstill. Metro services stopped in Lisbon, and non-Kakshkaji traffic lights created significant crowds in cities. Spanish Parliament and RTVE news rooms were also affected, as well as local communities in Barcelona, where residents shared outage updates through WhatsApp.
While the service is gradually being restored, the authorities have not yet estimated the number of affected persons or a clear time for complete recovery. The Spanish government has initiated an investigation to determine the cause of blackout, in which the Prime Minister’s Office officials have continued to monitor the situation closely.
