1 hour ago Spanish PM calls on private energy firms to help find cause of massive power cut

Pedro Sánchez says changes needed to guarantee ‘supply and future competitiveness’ of electricity after blackout Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called on private energy operators to help his government establish the cause of Monday’s unprecedented power cut across the Iberian peninsula, and said changes and improvements must be made to guarantee “the supply and future competitiveness” of the country’s electrical system.Spain and Portugal suffered a massive power loss that began just after 12.30pm on Monday and lasted into the night. At least five people are thought to have died in Spain as a result of the blackout, which left people trapped on paralysed trains and in the static lifts of apartment blocks and offices. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago EU told citizens to stockpile in case of disaster less than a month before huge outages in Spain

The widespread outage left thousands of people stranded in trains and elevators yesterday, while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.

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20 h. ago Foreign Office warns Brits there ‘may be travel disruption’ to these two European countries

Millions of people were left without mobile phone coverage and internet and there was huge disruption on the roads and public transport after a huge power cut

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21 h. ago Wild conspiracy theories flood the internet after Spanish power blackout as sleuths blame alien attack, chem trails and US EMP strikes

The massive outage left thousands of people stranded in trains and elevators, while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.

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22 h. ago Could blackouts hit UK? Reviews of infrastructure resilience as power outages hit Spain and Portugal

Parts of Spain and Portugal were brought to a standstill on Monday when power cuts switched off traffic lights, left people unable to access cash machines and caused chaos at airports

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24 h. ago UK reviews infrastructure resilience after power outages hit Spain and Portugal

Parts of Spain and Portugal were brought to a standstill on Monday when power cuts switched off traffic lights, left people unable to access cash machines and caused chaos at airports

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36 h. ago Power begins to return to Spain and Portugal after unprecedented blackout

The outage, blamed by operators on temperature variations, left tens of millions without electricitySpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said “everything possible is being done” overnight to restore power to all parts of the country following an unprecedented regional blackout that left tens of millions of people across the Iberian peninsular without power.Speaking late on Monday night, Sánchez said the idea was to get the power back on across Spain on Tuesday, adding that 50% of the national electricity supply had been restored in the past few hours. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Power supply in Spain and Portugal gradually being restored after huge blackout

Millions of people across western Europe were left without electricity as major airports were shut down

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41 h. ago ‘People were stunned’: Spaniards caught unawares by power outage

With mobile networks down and much of Spain’s transport system paralysed, people were left to navigate the chaos as best they couldSpain and Portugal power outage: live updatesIt was the moment the lights went out. In a post-match interview, after her straight sets win to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open, American tennis star Coco Gauff was joking about her avocado toast breakfast and bad night’s sleep, when suddenly the microphone cut. She looked surprised, while behind her the LED ad boards turned black.It was just after midday and all across the Iberian peninsula the power was failing, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos. Buses and trains stopped; cash machines went dark; people were left trapped in unlit metro carriages and lifts, with no certainty about when they would get out. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago ‘People were stunned’: how massive blackout unfolded across Spain and Portugal

With mobile networks down and much of Spain’s transport system paralysed, people were left to navigate the chaos as best they couldSpain and Portugal power outage: live updatesIt was the moment the lights went out. In a post-match interview, after her straight sets win to reach the last eight of the Madrid Open, American tennis star Coco Gauff was joking about her avocado toast breakfast and bad night’s sleep, when suddenly the microphone cut. She looked surprised, while behind her the LED ad boards turned black.It was just after midday and all across the Iberian peninsula the power was failing, plunging Spain and Portugal into chaos. Buses and trains stopped; cash machines went dark; people were left trapped in unlit metro carriages and lifts, with no certainty about when they would get out. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago What caused Spain and Portugal power outages as experts suggest weather to blame

Millions of people across Spain and Portugal have been left without electricity today as a massive power outage has hit the Iberian peninsula.

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42 h. ago 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' blamed as Spain and Portugal blackouts affect 50 million

Power cuts have caused chaos across Spain and Portugal with as many as 50 million people left without electricity - causing huge disruption to transport links and vital telecommunications networks

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