Spain suffers another blackout as Canary Islands hit with outages

Spain suffers another blackout as Canary Islands hit with outages

Authorities have urged locals to remain calm and avoid overwhelming emergency services

Spanish island hit by power outage as thousands left in the dark

The island was not affected by the massive blackout that hit most of Spain and Portugal on April 28

La Palma blackout after mainland outage

It was just another Thursday morning on La Palma — until it wasn’t. Around 10am, without warning, the lights went out. Shops paused mid-sale, coffee machines died mid-brew, and mobile signals flickered. For a couple of long hours, large parts of the island were in the dark — quite literally. Roughly 30,000 people were affected by the power outage, which hit towns like Santa Cruz de La Palma… Source

Spain hit by more power outages as blackouts sweep Canary Islands

The Canary Islands have been hit by blackouts just a week after outages blighted large parts of Spain.

Canary Islands hit by a power cut a week after Spain's outage

The island was unaffected by Spain’s national blackout last month (Picture: Getty Images) A power outage has hit the Canary Islands only a week after Spain’s nationwide blackout. The lights went off across a third of the island of La Palma at 9.57am. At least 30,000 people across 20 towns were left without power for nearly two hours. Affected areas include Santa Cruz de La Palma, Los Llanos de Aridane, El Paso, Tazacorte, Breña Alta, and Puntall…

Canary Islands “blackout” not as widespread as reported

Just in case you missed it, yesterday morning the Canary Islands apparently suffered from a “major blackout” which “swept the islands” leaving “residents and tourists in the dark” - even though it was 11 o’ clock in the morning.