A massive blackout struck mainland Spain around 12:30 PM on Monday, impacting millions and leading to widespread halts in transport services and business operations. As authorities investigate the cause, power restoration is expected to take up to 10 hours. Transport services, including trains and metro systems, were severely affected, with police deployed to assist individuals stranded underground. While hospitals managed to operate largely unaffected, businesses faced disruption due to power outages, with many closing for fear of vandalism. The outage also created issues in nearby Portugal and France's Pays Basque region, compounding the chaos.
The power outages brought transport services to a halt with trains stopped and city public transport blocked - police in cities were deployed to rescue Metro passengers stuck in tunnels.
Businesses were forced to close, with card payments affected, and there were reports of shops in Madrid closing up for fear of looting.
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