Europe's Devastating Power Outage, in Photos

Grounded subways, canceled flights, stores, hospitals and offices wholly successful the dark: This is the concern pursuing the vast blackout that deed Spain, Portugal, and immoderate regions of confederate France.

The powerfulness grid was sent down astir noon section clip connected Monday, simultaneously blocking each nationalist services successful large Spanish cities. The restoration of the powerfulness proviso is presently underway, with officials citing a uncommon atmospheric improvement arsenic the cause.

Portuguese officials told nationalist media that the blackout affected the full territory. Reports of powerfulness outages person besides travel from citizens successful Andorra and areas of France bordering Spain. The Spanish authorities met successful Madrid to show the situation, portion citizens did their champion to set to a satellite without electricity. Below are glimpses of affected regions successful the aboriginal hours of the outage.