The effects of a major power cut across Spain, Portugal and beyond are still being felt a day after the lights went out. Traffic lights switched off, trains stopped, and airports went dark in several cities, including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville in Spain and Lisbon, Santarém and Porto in Portugal, following the outage around midday Monday.

A power outage caused chaos at a train station in Madrid, Spain, on Monday afternoon. Footage shows distressed passengers stranded and overcrowding the terminals on April 28. Officials said the electricity cut was part of a major grid failure that impacted large parts of Spain and Portugal.

A massive power cut hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, causing widespread chaos and disruption. The outage left millions of people without electricity, while internet and phone networks were also down. Trains were cancelled and evacuated in some regions, traffic lights stopped working amid mounting delays at airports.