{"id":48177,"date":"2025-04-28T15:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/spain-and-portugal-hit-by-nationwide-power-outages\/28\/04\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T15:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:26:38","slug":"spain-and-portugal-hit-by-nationwide-power-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/spain-and-portugal-hit-by-nationwide-power-outages\/28\/04\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain and Portugal hit by nationwide power outages"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Traffic was gridlocked, flights grounded and trains suspended<\/a> while people were trapped in elevators and left without water supplies. Whole cities were cut off with mobile networks, Wi-Fi, ATMs and card machines <\/a>inoperative amid the disruption which began around 12.30pm on Monday.<\/p>\n

In Portugal, a country of 10.6 million people, the outage hit the capital, Lisbon, and surrounding areas, as well as northern and southern parts of the country. Meanwhile, Spain\u2019s capital, Madrid, as well as cities like Barcelona and Valencia, were also affected.<\/p>\n

Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica said the massive blackout had affected the Iberian peninsula and it was working with energy companies to restore power.<\/p>\n

Follow on the live blog for regular updates as the power outage continues.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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