Massive power blackout hits Spain and Portugal

Massive power blackout hits Spain and Portugal

The worst power blackout in Spain’s recent history has affected, since noon local time, millions of citizens throughout the country as well as Portugal. The power cut has paralyzed the normal functioning of infrastructures, telecommunications, roads, train stations, airports, stores, and buildings. Hospitals have not been impacted as they are using generators. There is still no official explanation for the massive blackout. Authorities have not ruled out a cyberattack as both the Spanish and Portuguese governments investigate the cause. As of now, there is no “conclusive information” on what happened, said Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in an address from the Moncloa Palace.

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