Rare atmospheric phenomenon behind the power outage, says Portugal’s electricity grid operator
"No indications of a cyberattack," says European Council President António Costa – Full restoration of the network in Portugal may take up to a week
Panic on public transport in Portugal: The tram is at a standstill, passengers walk between the rails – Watch video
According to E-REDES, the blackout was caused by "a problem in the European electricity network, which affected the national network"
Blackout across all of Spain and areas of Portugal & France (video)
Chaos in traffic and problems in transportation and telephone lines – The cause remains unknown so far
