As many as 50 million people across Spain and Portugal were affected by a large power failure, which caused huge chaos in public transport, at airports, including a large number of tourists.
The main airport in Madrid was affected, the city metro was evacuated, and the traffic lights are excluded after sudden interruption in the electricity supply around noon, Mirror writes.
Similar scenes were recorded across the country and beyond. Metro in Lisbon also stopped working, while the internet interruptions, 5G networks and fixed telephony were reported in both countries.
The Spanish Elektrodistribucija company Red Eléctrica said the entire Iberian peninsula was affected, adding that the incident “is analyzed and responded to it.” Drivers in Spain are advised not to use cars unless it is necessary.
Renfe, which governs the railway in Spain, said “the entire national electricity network” stopped working at 12:30 local time, which led to a sudden stopping of trains and suspension of departures on all stations. The southern parts of France have also reported that they were affected by a power failure.
Airports in Spain and Portugal are also affected, although many are already equipped with spare generators. Airline traffic in Spain currently operates with “half of the capacity”, and the problems are most affected by mobile boarding bridges, according to Miro.
Mobile networks are also affected, and at airports like El Prat in Barcelona and Madrid Airport, delays up to an hour. Passengers stuck in tunnels on individual parts of the railway network in Spain evacuish on foot.
Update announced in 12:40, the electricity has shown that the electricity gradually returns to the north and south of Spain, noting that teams work on “gradual” power return.
The Canary Islands, located 1,400 kilometers southwest of the land Spain, are also disasted, writes Mirror.
(Vijesti.ba)
