JAKARTA - A total outage or blackout occurred in most of the Spanish and Portuguese countries on Monday afternoon, April 28, 2025. As of Tuesday morning, electricity had only recovered 90 percent. This incident sparked panic and chaos in the Spanish and Portuguese countries.
Public services and public transportation are paralyzed. Both in Spain and Portugal, rail services, metro, traffic lights, ATMs, telephone connections, and internet access were completely paralyzed. About 35,000 passengers were trapped on more than 100 trains, until they were evacuated by military emergency units.
An EPAL water supplier in Portugal had warned of a potential disruption in clean water supplies. Residents became punic buying, buying drinking water, gas lights, generators, and battery-powered radio. Rumors circulated that it was suspected to have been caused by a cyberattack.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Portuguese PM Luis Montenegro denied reports of cyber attacks. The Spanish High Court will also open an official investigation. This blackout situation reminded the blackout incident in the northeastern United States in 2003. Check out more information on VOI.id.
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