Irish Embassies offering consular assistance to affected citizens
Major power cut reported across Spain and Portugal
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An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.
Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica declined to speculate on the cause of the power outage that began around 12:30 p.m. Madrid time and said restoring power fully could take six to 10 hours. Head of operations Eduardo Prieto told journalists it was unprecedented, calling the event “exceptional and extraordinary.” By 8:35 p.m., only 35pc of energy demand had been restored, Prieto said hours later.
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