Interior deactivates emergency level 3 in Madrid, the last community to maintain it after the blackout

The Ministry of the Interior has deactivated at the last hour of this Wednesday the level 3 emergency that remained in force in the Community of Madrid after the electricity blackout suffered on Monday.According to the Ministry of the Interior in a statement, the minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has cancelled this Wednesday the declaration of emergency of national interest that remained in force for the communities of Extremadura and Madrid "…

The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, today has cancelled the declaration of emergency of national interest that remained in force for Extremadura and Madrid, since their respective autonomous governments have certified the normal and proper functioning of all public services in their territories, including those of response to civil protection emergencies.

Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha, Comunitat Valenciana, Galicia, La Rioja and Murcia Region were at that level 3 from Monday to Tuesday. Extremadura and Madrid lasted one more day, until Wednesday.

Marlaska has signed the resolution following the meeting with both communities at the Coordination Centre.

The two territories have confirmed the "full operationality" of their response and recovery mechanisms. Aragon maintains level 2 of its civil protection plan activated.

Only Aragon keeps Level 2 of its civil protection plan activated, which enables it to request state resources with which to deal with the consequences of the blackout The blackout committee does not rule out a cyber attack on foreign facilities