Spain And Portugal Report Widespread Power Outages
Parts of Spain and Portugal were hit by a widespread power outage on Monday morning, as officials in the two countries scrambled to detect the cause of the blackout and try to restore power.
According to Spanish newspaper El País, Spain's National Cybersecurity Institute is closely monitoring the situation, although no cause has been established so far.
Portuguese cabinet minister Manuel Castro Almeida also told the country's public broadcaster RTP that a cyberattack has not been ruled out as a potential cause.
In an X post, Spain's state-owned railway company Renfe said the outage began at 12:30 pm and the entire national grid has been impacted.
This is a developing story.
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