Residents celebrated the return of electricity in Madrid on Monday (28), after a widespread blackout reaching parts of Spain and Portugal.
A video recorded by witnesses captured the lighting of the lights in buildings at 9:46 pm, local time, with audio of people celebrating with applause and celebrations. Look :
Reuters was able to confirm the location of the buildings, which corresponded to the file and satellite images of the area. The date was verified by the metadata of the original font file.
In a speech at night, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that the Spanish power operator had restored the supply of energy to about half of the country.
The Spain Ministry of Interior declared a state of national emergency and the governments of both countries called for emergency ministerial meetings while authorities were trying to discover the cause of mass blackout.
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This content was originally published in video: Population celebrates Energy Return in Madrid after blackout on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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