Sudden power outage in Spain and Portugal disrupts public transportation.

Spain and Portugal experienced a widespread power outage on Monday, disrupting public transportation, causing major traffic jams, and grounding flights. Utility companies are working to restore electricity, but Spain's "Red Electrica" stated that the cause of the outage, which could last from six to 10 hours, is still unclear. The power cut led to chaos in parts of Portugal and Spain, with traffic lights out, transportation networks halted, hospitals losing power, and people stranded in subways and elevators. The governments of Spain and Portugal held a meeting to discuss the power outage, which also briefly affected areas in France, prompting the formation of a crisis committee in Spain. The Spanish government stated, "We are working to identify the source and impact of this crisis and dedicating all resources to resolve it as soon as possible." "Red Electrica" is collaborating with regional energy companies to restore power after the outage affected wide areas of Spain and Portugal on Monday. The Portuguese company "REN" activated plans to restore electricity gradually. The Madrid Open tennis tournament was suspended today due to a widespread power outage in the Spanish capital, forcing the 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov and his British opponent to leave the court as the scoreboards went dark and the overhead cameras lost power. Such a large-scale power outage is rare in Europe. In 2003, a problem with a hydroelectric power line between Italy and Switzerland caused a significant power outage across parts of the Italian peninsula for approximately 12 hours.