Spain and Portugal have been hit by a widespread power outage, with parts of France also reportedly affected.
Cities including Madrid, Seville, Barcelona and Valenica have been left without the internet and electricity, sparking travel mayhem at their airports.
Parts of Madrid’s underground network has also been evacuated, and traffic lights are not working in the city.
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE said a major power outage hit several regions of the country at around 12:30 pm local time, leaving its newsroom in the dark.
The country’s railway operator, Renfe, added that the “entire National Electricity Grid was cut off” and that trains were unable to depart from stations.
Spain’s electricity grid operator Red Electrica has confirmed power outages across the country and said “all resources are being dedicated to solving it”.
Meanwhile in Portugal, the outage hit the capital, Lisbon, and surrounding areas, as well as northern and southern parts of the country.
E-Redes, a Spanish electricity grid monitoring company, said in a statement it was working on reestablishing connection in phases.
“This is a wider European problem,” it added.
