Blackouts tip Spain and Portugal into darkness – in pictures

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  • A tourist walks into a souvenir shop with no lights on in Ronda in Spain’s Malaga province.

    A tourist walks into a souvenir shop with no lights on
  • People queue for an ATM in the centre of Lisbon, Portugal’s capital.

    A crowd of people queue to use an ATM in a crowded square at downtown Lisbon
  • Passengers wait beside a stopped high-speed train near Córdoba in southern Spain.

    passengers standing and sitting next to a stopped train near Cordoba
  • People wait at a bus stop at Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles as trains went out of service.

    A long line of people queueing at a bus stop in Madrid
  • A traffic jam in front of Madrid’s Atocha train station during the outage.

    A traffic jam in front of Madrid’s Atocha train station during the outage
  • A policeman tries to keep people calm as they queue for buses in Madrid.

    A policeman tries to keep people calm as they queue for buses in Madrid
  • Crowds of people wait outside Barcelona Sants station, the city’s biggest train station.

    Crowds of people wait outside Barcelona Sants station, the city’s biggest train station
  • A street lies in darkness except for the light from passing cars in Vigo, Spain.

    A street scene at night where the only light is coming from the passing car’s headlights
  • Travellers sit on the stairs as they prepare to spend the night at the Atocha train station in Madrid.

    Travellers sit on the stairs as they prepare to spend the night at the Atocha train station in Madrid
  • The 25 de Abril Bridge over the Tagus river in Lisbon during the blackout.

    A wide view of the 25 de Abril Bridge over the Tagus river during the blackout, with a person in the foreground using their illuminated phone
  • People walking with their dog using flashlights during the power cut in Barcelona.

    Two people walking with their dog and using flashlights at night during the power cut
  • A tram being towed in Lisbon after the lights were restored.

    A policeman controls a tram being towed at downtown Lisbon after the lights were restored following the massive power cut
  • A traveller tries to get reception inside the crowded Barcelona Sants train station.

    A traveller holds her phone up to catch network inside crowded  Barcelona-Sants rail station
  • A couple walks past an electrical substation in Burgos, Spain.

    A silouhetted couple walks past an electrical substation in Burgos, Spain
  • Lisbon’s Rua Augusta comes back to life after the lights were restored

    A night scene on Lisbon's Rua Augusta
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