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Iberian Peninsula hit by major power outage
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4/29/2025
Spain and Portugal were hit by a widespread power outage on Monday (April 28) that paralyzed public transport, caused large traffic jams and delayed flights. - REUTERS
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Spain and Portugal were hit by a widespread power outage on Monday
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that paralysed public transport, caused large traffic jams and delayed trains and flights.
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Utility operators sought to restore the grid with the cause yet to be confirmed.
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In parts of Portugal and Spain, traffic lights stopped working, causing gridlock.
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Transport networks were halted and people were trapped in the metro and in elevators.
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In Madrid, hundreds stood in the streets outside office buildings,
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with a heavy police presence around some important buildings.
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The capital's mayor urged residents to minimise all travel and stay at their current locations if possible.
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Airports in both Spain and Portugal reported delays in the activation of emergency generators.
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The Spanish and Portuguese governments met to discuss the outage and a crisis committee was set up in Spain,
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sources familiar with the situation said.
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Power outages on this scale are rare in Europe.
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In 2003, a problem with a hydroelectric power line between Italy and Switzerland
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caused a major outage across the whole Italian peninsula for 12 hours.
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