Spain declares state of emergency after nationwide power blackout

Published April 29, 2025 3:33am

People wait, at Joaquin Sorolla train station, after passengers were stranded during a power outage which hit large parts of Spain, in Valencia, Spain, April 28, 2025. REUTERS /Eva Manez

MADRID, Spain - Spain's Interior Ministry on Monday declared a state of emergency after a nationwide power blackout hit most of the Iberian Peninsula.

The ministry added the emergency status will be applied in the regions that request it.

So far, Madrid, Andalusia and Extremadura have asked for the central government to take over public order and other functions. — Reuters

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