A black out massif has affected Portugal in the last few minutes, making communications throughout the country difficult, from north to south. The causes of what happened are not yet known. The electric blackout in Spain is also having repercussions in some municipalities of southern France, not far from the Spanish border, in particular in Occitania, especially in the Perpignan area, the so -called French Catalonia. The local newspaper writes the Independent.
The Blackout massif that affected almost all of Spain has also created problems for Madrid airports and trains in most of the Iberian peninsula, where railway traffic is blocked, as the Renfe railway operator informed. The metro of the capital also stopped, which has been cleared. The flights were stopped in the airports of Madrid Barajas and Lisbon while taking flight cancellations in Barcelona-El Prat. The National Institute of Cybersiculia (Incibe) investigates whether it was caused by a cyberattacco.
The Spanish authorities asked citizens to stay at home during the blackout.
Sanchez: “No hypothesis excluded on the blackout”
The Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez declared that he “not excluded any hypothesis” on the causes of the blackout that involved the Iberian peninsula and asked citizens to pay attention only to the news released through the “official channels”. Sánchez, quoted by El Pais, said that the hydroelectric plants are now operational and has been said confident that the supply will be restored “soon”, without however specifying timing.
The Portuguese minister does not exclude a hacker attack
The Portuguese minister for territorial cohesion does not exclude that the energy black-out that hit Portugal could be due to a computer attack, adding that the discomfort also affects Spain, France and Germany. “There is this possibility, but it has not been confirmed,” he said Manuel Castro Almeida To the microphones of the RTP, the Portuguese state TV. Meanwhile, news of a chaotic situation and areas of the airport still arrives from Lisbon airport.
French operator, it is not known to the origin of the blackout
The origin of the black out on the Iberian peninsula is “indeterminate”: this is what was announced by the French manager.
The light returns to Spain and Seville explodes in an applause
Seville exploded in an applause when the light returned to 15.56, after more than four hours of blackout who sent the city on tilt. Tourists in the roads and residents overlooking the windows greeted the restoration of energy with the scream of approval.
However, the city cell network is still out of service. All the main tourist attractions were unable to absorb the massive influx of visitors who crowded the streets. (Agi)