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A day without power: What 12 hours of darkness looked like in Spain and Portugal
Alanna Gladstone, a 40-year-old film editor, had landed in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, on a flight from New York hours before ...
'We slept on the floor like dogs': Travel chaos in Spain, as officials try to find power cut cause
Passengers spent the night in train stations and sports halls, as power outages disrupted transport in Spain and Portugal.
Spain, Portugal hunt for cause of power outage as electricity returns
Electricity had been restored to most of Spain and Portugal early on Tuesday after huge nationwide blackouts, although ...
Spain and Portugal hit by unexplained power blackout, wiping out traffic lights and causing travel chaos
Spain and Portugal are racing the setting sun as they respond to a massive, unexplained power outage that knocked out traffic ...
Power returning to Spain and Portugal as officials work to establish cause of mass outages
Red Electrica, Spain's power operator, says that as of 06:00 local time (05:00 BST), 99.16% of power has been restored to ...
Spain and Portugal scramble to restore electricity after a still-unexplained power outage
Officials in Spain and Portugal are racing to restore electricity after a huge power outage that grounded flights, paralyzed ...
Major Power Outage Across Spain and Portugal, Airports Closed
Several airports, including Madrid airport, which is Spain's busiest, had no electricity, El Mundo reported. Major cities ...
Spain's GDP growth slows down to 0.6% in first quarter
Spain's economic growth slowed down to 0.6% in the first quarter from a revised 0.7% in the previous three-month period, ...
Millions without power as outages hit Spain, Portugal and parts of France, Spanish officials say
Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France lost power on Monday due to an unknown grid issue, the Spanish ...