Spain Power: 50% Restored After Blackout

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Millions plunged into darkness as massive power outage strikes Spain and Portugal, affecting major cities and briefly parts of southern France.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez reveals country lost 15 gigawatts—60% of national demand—in just five seconds, calling it "unprecedented.

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Daily life derailed: traffic lights failed, trains halted, 35,000 passengers needed rescue, and 286 people were freed from elevators in Madrid alone.

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Internet traffic crashed 90% in Portugal and 80% in Spain as communication networks failed, leaving ATMs blank and forcing cash-only transactions

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Panic buying emptied store shelves with radios, batteries, torches, and candles sold out as residents prepared for extended blackout

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Officials suggest "atmospheric vibrations" from temperature variations or an interconnector failure between France and Spain may be to blame.

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Power gradually returned by Monday night with 50% of Spain reconnected, while Portuguese authorities warned full restoration could take up to a week.

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Spain declared state of emergency and deployed 30,000 police officers nationwide as darkness fell and outage stretched into the evening.

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Authorities ruled out cyberattack as cause, though investigation continues into one of Europe's largest blackouts since Italy's 12-hour nationwide outage in 2003.

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