Massive Power Outage Is Causing Havoc in Portugal and Spain

On Monday, a massive power outage across parts of Spain and Portugal left entire subway networks, traffic lights, and other critical infrastructure offline for tens of millions of people, with restoration expected to take up to ten hours. The cause remains under investigation, withSpain’s Red Electrica attributing it to "rare atmospheric phenomena." Social media captured the chaos as events like the Madrid Open shut down and people in Bilbao walked barefoot on power lines. Meanwhile, power has started returning in some regions of the Iberian Peninsula, though full restoration could take up to a week.