Massive power outage in Spain and parts of France and Portugal
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Used to happen here weekly when I first came.
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And more than 4 hours after the initial pwer cuts , they till dont know the reason!
Transport badly affected - everything from traffic lights to airports.
Phone services badly hit as well .
WhatsApp only working intermittently.
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I messaged my ex who lives there, forgetting that she wouldn't get the message. Obviously no reply.
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It's said that atmospheric conditions caused it.
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That strikes me as bizarre.
This BBC story has some interesting details on how people coped with the unexpected ramifications of not having power. This makes me think twice about the cashless trend.
Spain-Portugal power outage latest: State of emergency declared in Spain, as Portugal struggles with transport chaosHours after a massive power cut hit large parts of Spain and Portugal, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says the cause is still being investigatedwww.bbc.com -
Even if you have cash, in many places you can't use it if the systems are down. This happened in Carrefour recently.
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Interesting story doing the rounds.....
“Pro-Russian” hacker groups claim blackoutsTwo “pro-Russian” hacker groups have claimed responsibility for the widespread power outage that plunged Spain and Portugal into darkness on Monday, April 28.euroweeklynews.com -
These stories always do the rounds when these things happen. The recent Heathrow outage attracted similar claims. The cause is far more likely to have been human error or bad luck.
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I am being very cynical and say they will never tell us the truth in any case.
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Very possibly, but I think there is a whole lot happening that we never hear about.
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Very possibly, but I think there is a whole lot happening that we never hear about.
The Chinese are worth a watching.
