blackout

As Spain and Portugal’s power returns, the blackout’s cause remains unknown – National

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Power was almost fully restored to Spain and Portugal on Tuesday although many questions remained about what caused one of Europe’s most severe blackouts that grounded flights, paralyzed metro systems, disrupted mobile communications and shut down ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula. By 7 a.m., more than 99% per cent of energy demand in Spain had … Read more

Puerto Rico faces island-wide blackout, sparking anger from officials – National

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Crews scrambled to restore power to Puerto Rico on Thursday after a blackout hit the entire island, affecting the main international airport, hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers. The outage that began past noon Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and more than 400,000 without water. More than 826,600 customers, or 56 per … Read more