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By Sara Ruberg and Michael Levenson After a nearly daylong power outage upended life for millions across Spain and Portugal, the authorities in both countries are still searching for the cause of ...
Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a nationwide blackout paralysed much of the Iberian Peninsula. Work is still underway as technicians scramble to restore power. An ...
The cause of Spain and Portugal's widespread blackouts remained a mystery on Tuesday, with some isolated disruption remaining after power was largely restored to both countries. One of Europe’s ...
By Jonathan Wolfe Amelia Nierenberg Azam AhmedRachel Chaundler and Catherine Porter Jonathan Wolfe reported from Murcia, Spain; Azam Ahmed from Lisbon; and Catherine Porter from Paris. A major ...
Hospitals in Spain were forced to run on generators, while banks and schools in Portugal closed. Matches at the Madrid Open tennis tournament were suspended, according to the ATP Tour. Officials ...
Spain and Portugal held emergency Cabinet meetings as evacuations from some public spaces took place. Spain's Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency for affected regions that need it.
Millions were left powerless in Spain, Portugal and France on April 28 after what officials called an "induced atmospheric vibration," or a rare phenomenon where weather changes affect power lines.
Power has mostly been restored to cities across Spain and Portugal after a major outage caused chaos yesterday. But a debate is growing about what caused the cuts. Are you still affected?
Failure to do so may bring the whole system back to its present state. While the grids in Spain and Portugal are connected to each other, they have limited connections to elsewhere. The only ...
A massive blackout plunged millions across Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France into darkness on Monday. Train services were severely disrupted in Spain, while Portugal's REN operator ...
Several scenarios have been put forward by experts as a possible cause behind the major power outage that plunged Spain and Portugal into disarray. Electricity supplies are slowly coming back to ...
Power returning to Lisbon and Madrid, the capitals of Portugal and Spain. - Officials warn that the process to fully restore power to Iberian peninsula will take time, ask citizens to be patient ...