State of emergency declared as ‘rare atmospheric phenomenon’ causes huge power outages in Spain and Portugal - The Portuguese grid operator Ren warned that it could take up to a week to fully restore

A massive power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, shutting down trains, disrupting air travel and leaving large parts of the countries — including the capital cities of Madrid and Lisbon — in the dark. Power in France's Basque region was also briefly shut down.