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Blackout chaos ending for Spain and Portugal

A massive power blackout hit Spain and Portugal around midday Monday, April 28.
Authorities offered limited explanation for the outage, though a sudden 15 GW power loss occurred.
The outage caused widespread chaos across the Iberian peninsula, disrupting transport and essential services.
This sudden drop equaled 60% of Spain's demand in five seconds, affecting millions across the region.
Power restoration occurred gradually overnight, but the exact cause remains under investigation by authorities.

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1h. Volodymyr Zelensky believes that the blackout experienced in Portugal must have a “joint response”

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Spain and Portugal recover electricity supply after chaos caused by a massive blackout - La Opinion

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Computer blackout and chaos paralyzes an already collapsed Justice

Like any other business day in the courts, the disappearance of the light caught many lawyers, judges and prosecutors in full service and computer judgements made it difficult for them to continue their work.The Directorate General of Digital Transformation of the Administration of Justice confirmed that last Monday and throughout the day yesterday there were recorded "anomalías" in the Lexnet system. This is the platform through which the attor…

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Spain and Portugal are paralyzed by the blackout

MADRID, SPAIN.- On Monday, April 28, around 12:30, Spain experienced an electrical blackout throughout the peninsula. The islands were freed from the blackout because each island is energy autonomous. The causes are unknown, and President Pedro Sánchez, asked the citizens not to believe false news and only to pay attention to official media. He explained that “a strong oscillation in the European electrical system that has triggered an interrupt…

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