Blackouts Across Spain and Portugal Hit Travel

Metros, trains, and air travel are all impacted, and it could take a week to get back to normal.

Spain and Portugal have been hit by a major power outage that has delayed flights, caused traffic jams, and shut down public transport including metros and trains.

The outage is impacting the entire Iberian peninsula. Transport, Internet services, and water pumps have all been affected.

Spain has declared state of emergency, and its interior ministry has said it's deploying 30,000 police officers to maintain security while the blackout continues.

The blackout was caused by a "rare atmospheric phenomenon”, according to REN, Portugal’s grid operator. It said it could take up to a week for the network to fully normalize.

Transport networks have been halted in multiple cities.

In Portugal, the metro ground to a halt in Lisbon and Porto, and some trains were not running across the country. Traffic lights were also off. Drivers in Spain were also urged not