Several countries in Europe have been scrambling to restore electricity after a huge power cut caused blackouts
Spain and Portugal hit by massive power outageEurope live – latest updates
Spain, Portugal and some of south-west France suffered a massive power cut on Monday, with major cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon among those affected.
Houses, offices, trains, traffic lights and even the Madrid open tennis tournament were all hit, causing chaos for millions of people and prompting a scramble by the Spanish and Portuguese governments and network operators to understand the problem and race to fix it.
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