INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A nationwide power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, leaving millions without electricity
millions without electricity in a snap blackout.In Portugal, official sources told domestic media that the outage, which hit around late
Delgado were closed after being left without power, and telecommunications have also been affected, with residents across the two countries
saying they have no access to mobile networks.Meanwhile, other airports have come to a standstill throughout the Iberian Peninsula, and
flights from Brussels and other European cities to Spain and Portugal have been cancelled, leaving hundreds stranded, Euronews has
learned.Numerous passengers have also been left stranded in the metro systems of the Spanish and Portuguese capitals, with trains stuck in
tunnels between stations, Euronews Portugal reports
However, there is currently no water supply
The hospital has still not received any information on when the power supply will be back or how to proceed, and it has also lost its
internet access.Citizens have been asked not to dial 112 unless in a genuine emergency to avoid overloading the lines.The Spanish government
Further outages have been reported as far as Belgium, according to the latest information.The electricity service has since been restored in
France after some areas suffered a partial outage, sources from the national grid manager RTE said, as quoted by the Spanish news agency
Efe.The sources added that RTE is exploring ways to relocate the electricity to help reconnect Spain
gradually restoring power in both the north and south of Spain
However, the process of getting everyone back on the grid might take between 6 and ten hours for technical reasons, it added.According to
reporting issues with the European electric grid, which affected national grids in the Iberian Peninsula, however.A fire in the south-west
of France, on the Alaric mountain, which damaged a high-voltage power line between Perpignan and eastern Narbonne, has also been identified
by a number of things: there could be a physical fault in the grid which brings down power, a coordinated cyber attack could be behind it,
