Spain declares state of emergency after nationwide power blackout
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Spain declared a state of emergency after a power blackout hit the Iberian Peninsula, affecting regions like Madrid and Andalusia.
MADRID (Reuters) - 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.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro, editing by David Latona)
The main topic is Spain declaring a state of emergency due to a nationwide power blackout affecting the Iberian Peninsula.
Regions such as Madrid, Andalusia, and Extremadura have been affected and requested emergency status.
The central government is taking over public order and other functions in the affected regions.
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