Cheering and clapping erupts as Madrid neighborhood lights up after power outage: See video
Cheering and clapping erupts as Madrid neighborhood lights up after power outage: See video
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Madrid residents cheered as power was restored after a massive outage affected parts of Spain and Portugal.
A video captured residents cheer and clap as power was restored to a neighborhood in Madrid following a 9-hour outage in most of Spain and Portugal.
"The lights returning in the Pilar neighborhood is celebrated more than a goal from Iniesta," the caption for the video posted to X, formerly Twitter, said in Spanish, referring to Spanish soccer player Andrés Iniesta.
In the video, as buildings in the neighborhood begin to light up one by one, people can be heard cheering, screaming and clapping after the worst power outage in Spain and Portugal's history brought the countries to a standstill.
The video showed the lights returning on Monday at 9:46 p.m. local time, following the power outage that began at 12:30 p.m. local time the same day.
As power returned, traffic lights, trains and the metro station's services slowly returned with it, reported Reuters.
Watch the joyful moment in the video at the top of the story.
What happened with Spain and Portugal's power?
On Monday, at around 12:30 p.m., the "entire national electricity grid was cut off," according to Renfe, Spain's national railway company.
The cause of the blackout is unknown, but officials are now investigating to see if a cyberattack against Spain's critical infrastructures could be the culprit of the power outage, Spain's High Court said on Tuesday.
If a cyberattack is to blame for the loss of power, Judge Jorge Calama would then investigate the case as a potential act of terrorism, according to court documents.
Contributing: Reuters; Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY
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