The worst blackout in the recent history of Spain and Portugal has caused chaos in the two countries. The phenomenon is affecting, from 12 noon, millions of citizens in Spain, except for Balearides and Canary Islands. Power cuts have paralyzed the operation of infrastructure, mobile communications, road network, with generalized traffic lights, railway stations, airports, shops and buildings, and hundreds of incidents have been reported in elevators. Hospitals have not been affected by the use of generators. Although there is no official explanation yet, the National Intelligence Center (CNI) is already considering cyberattack, and the Portuguese government also suggests similar probability. The governments of Spain and Portugal are investigating the causes with various technical groups. According to Red Eléctrica, the public company responsible for electricity networks, from 1 noon began to restore the voltage to the north and south of the peninsula, “critical to the progressive reinstatement of electricity”. Eduardo Prieto, Director of Services […]
Source: News Beast
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