Blackout in Portugal is news all over the world

Newspapers around the world are reporting on the blackout that is affecting several European countries, including Portugal. The energy supply constraints are making headlines globally.

“A major blackout hit parts of Europe, especially Spain and Portugal, at lunchtime on Monday (28), causing chaos on public transport and knocking out cell phone signals for more than an hour in the capitals. There are also reports of problems with France’s power grids, although on a smaller scale,” reads the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.

The New York Times reports that a “massive blackout hit Spain on Monday, disrupting trains, airports and other critical infrastructure and causing chaos in cities across the country. Parts of Portugal and France were also affected by the blackout, which energy officials said followed a disruption in the European power grid.”

The North American newspaper began by publishing the information contained in a false statement from E-REDES, which was being shared via WhatsApp and which ended up being published by several media outlets, both national and international.

Fact Check. Did E-REDES issue a statement minutes after the blackout began confirming faults?

The Argentine newspaper Clarín is making headlines with the news that “more than three hours ago” a major blackout hit three European countries, leaving them without metro and train services. The same newspaper reports that “Spain is the worst-hit country”.

“A major blackout has left many of Spain’s major cities without power and has also affected parts of Portugal and France. According to European media reports, millions of users were left without power around 12:30 p.m. on Monday (7:30 a.m. in Argentina) due to a power outage whose origin is still unknown. They estimate that it could take up to 10 hours for service to return,” Clarín reports.

Politico reports that Spain and Portugal lost power on Monday “in a massive blackout that affected public transportation systems, traffic lights, hospitals, factories and nuclear plants.” “Power outages were reported from Madrid to Lisbon, with large swaths of the Iberian Peninsula without power until early Monday afternoon,” the paper reports. Bloomberg is providing up-to-the-minute coverage of what’s happening in Portugal and Spain.

Le Fígaro is currently reporting major power outages in Spain and Portugal “which could be caused by a rare meteorological phenomenon”, information that has not yet been confirmed by Observador.