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| In pictures: Spain and Portugal power outage chaos | In pictures: Spain and Portugal power outage chaos |
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| A massive power cut has caused widespread disruption in parts of Spain and Portugal, with airports, trains and petrol stations impacted. | A massive power cut has caused widespread disruption in parts of Spain and Portugal, with airports, trains and petrol stations impacted. |
| The chaos has also hit stores, with some supermarkets shutting and local grocery stores switching to cash as card payments stopped working. | The chaos has also hit stores, with some supermarkets shutting and local grocery stores switching to cash as card payments stopped working. |
| Here we collect some of the day's most powerful news photographs. | Here we collect some of the day's most powerful news photographs. |
| The outage forced play to be suspended for the day at the Madrid Open | The outage forced play to be suspended for the day at the Madrid Open |
| Supermarkets were forced to shut due to their doors and air conditioning running on electricity | Supermarkets were forced to shut due to their doors and air conditioning running on electricity |
| As card payments switched off, people queued at cash machines in Lisbon | As card payments switched off, people queued at cash machines in Lisbon |
| Access to spaces like this underground parking garage in Vigo, Spain, was affected | Access to spaces like this underground parking garage in Vigo, Spain, was affected |
| People collected gas bottles to use as an alternative to electricity during the outage | People collected gas bottles to use as an alternative to electricity during the outage |
| Spain's national rail company, Renfe, said trains - and passengers - would be heavily impacted | Spain's national rail company, Renfe, said trains - and passengers - would be heavily impacted |
| Commuters scrambled to secure places on buses, even as traffic mounted on roads | Commuters scrambled to secure places on buses, even as traffic mounted on roads |
| Spain's transport minister said it was not likely medium or long-distance trains would resume normal service on Monday | Spain's transport minister said it was not likely medium or long-distance trains would resume normal service on Monday |
| With traffic lights impacted, scenes of chaos were seen in large cities, including Madrid, as vehicles and pedestrians tried to navigate the roads | With traffic lights impacted, scenes of chaos were seen in large cities, including Madrid, as vehicles and pedestrians tried to navigate the roads |
| With public transport in disarray and despite huge traffic jams, some people were seen trying to hitchhike home from the Spanish capital | With public transport in disarray and despite huge traffic jams, some people were seen trying to hitchhike home from the Spanish capital |
| LIVE UPDATES: Disruption continues after widespread power outage | |
| DAY WITHOUT POWER: How it unfolded, from half-finished haircuts to queues for shops | |
| TRAVEL IMPACT: Flights cancelled and trains called off | |
| Picture research by Nick Galvin and words by Amy Walker | Picture research by Nick Galvin and words by Amy Walker |
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