Power restored after major outage in Spain, Portugal l FOX 10 Phoenix

Описание: Power is returning to households in Spain and neighboring Portugal after a major outage left much of the countries in the dark on Monday. The blackout stopped subway, train systems and airports. It also cut phone services, shut down traffic lights and ATM's in both countries.

Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said that restoring power fully to the country and neighboring Portugal could take 6–10 hours. By mid-afternoon, voltage was progressively being restored in the north, south and west of the peninsula, the company said.

The company declined to speculate on the causes of the huge blackout. The Portuguese National Cybersecurity Center issued a statement saying there was no sign the outage was due to a cyberattack.

Eduardo Prieto, head of operations at Red Eléctrica, told journalists it was unprecedented, calling the event "exceptional and extraordinary."

Former FOX 10 reporter Steve Krafft is in Spain and joined AZAM to talk more about the power outage.

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