Spanish island hit by power outage as thousands left in the dark
A power outage hit several areas of the Spanish island of La Palma in the Canary archipelago on Thursday, the local council said in a post on the social media platform X.
The island was not affected by the massive blackout that hit most of Spain and Portugal on April 28.
Early reports suggest a third of La Palma is without electricity and around 30,000 people are affected.
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