I don't know. This seems nationally insecure to me.Traffic lights are out in Lisbon, planes are stuck at airports and tennis was suspended at the Madrid Open today as an unexplained and widespread power outage caused chaos across the Iberian Peninsula, plunging much of Spain and Portugal into darkness.
Spanish public service broadcaster RTVE reported that the outage hit just after midday local time (6 a.m. ET), leaving its own newsroom in the dark as well as Madrid's subway stations and the Spanish parliament building.
Spanish electricity grid operator Red Electrica said in a statement that it was working with energy companies to restore power and was gradually beginning to recover power in the north and south of the peninsula.
The two countries have a combined population of 50 million and it is unclear how many people are affected.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said today that there is no "conclusive information" on the cause of the power blackout.
"It is better not to speculate. We will know the causes. We do not rule out any hypothesis, but now we must focus on the most important thing, which is to restore electricity to our homes," he added.
Sánchez emphasized that there is no evidence of civil protection issues or national insecurity. He urged the public to use their cellphones responsibly, only for short calls, and to use the emergency phone line, 112, only when necessary.
NBC
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