Scenes From the Blackouts in Spain and Portugal
Posted on: Apr 29, 2025 01:25 IST | Posted by: Nytimes
force outages disrupted day-after-day lifespan and left wing millions of people in the dark.
In Photos and Videos
Power outages disrupted daily life and left millions of people in the dark.
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Tens of millions of people on the Iberian Peninsula had their Mondays upended by power outages that lasted hours.
Across Spain and Portugal, hospitals ran on generators, trains were halted and supermarkets were shuttered. By Monday evening, some power was restored in parts of Spain, but many residents were still waiting for their lights to turn back on. The authorities raced to find and repair the issue while there was still daylight.
Here is a look at some of the damage:
Córdoba
People abandon a stopped high-speed train near Córdoba.
Pamplona
A medical staff member relocates a patient. Hospitals ran on generators during the blackout.
Madrid
People queue to reach a bus stop in downtown Madrid. Subways and trains were out of service during the power outage.
Stranded travelers wait for the power to come back on.
Matches were suspended on Day Seven of the Madrid Open.
A security guard speaks with a woman outside a closed metro station.
Traffic piled up across Madrid after stop lights went dark. Public workers were directing cars and motorcycles at busy intersections.
Travelers sit and wait on a curb with their luggage at Atocha train station.
Darkened shops emptied out and construction workers waited for the power to come back on.
Burgos
Employees huddle inside a supermarket with no power.
Lisbon
Diners ate their meals in a darkened Lisbon restaurant.
A closed and empty Cais do Sodre train station in Lisbon.
People bought groceries by the light of their phones.
People queue at a bus stop at Rossio Square.
A man with a torch leads the way in a darkened subway station.
Sara Ruberg covers breaking news and is a member of the 2024-25 class of Times Fellows, a program for journalists early in their careers.
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