said<\/a> it was working to restore the country’s electricity system, but noted in its statement the challenges of restoring a complete power outage.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, Spain’s National Cybersecurity Institute is investigating whether the blackout could have been caused by a cyberattack, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n
The French regional newspaper L’Ind\u00e9pendant reported isolated power outages in southern French cities, including Perpignan.<\/p>\n
The blackout halted operations at train stations, airports, businesses, and major buildings across affected areas.<\/p>\n
In Barcelona, shoppers visited grocery stores in the dark<\/p>\n
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Customers faced with powerless food stands in Barcelona on Monday.<\/p>\n
Sandra Montanez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Elevators went out, and Madrid emergency officials said firefighters had conducted 174 elevator rescues.<\/p>\n
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With elevators not working, neighbors helped a man in a wheelchair up the stairs in Tarragona, Spain.<\/p>\n
NurPhoto\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Diners ate by candlelight at a restaurant in Burgos, Spain<\/p>\n
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A restaurant in Spain brought out candles and small lights for customers.<\/p>\n
CESAR MANSO \/ AFP<\/p>\n
The metro system in Spain’s capital Madrid was shut down and evacuated after the outage began<\/p>\n
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A metro station in Madrid in the dark during a widespread power outage in Spain on Monday.<\/p>\n
Burak Akbulut\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Play was halted at the Madrid Open, one of the highlights of the clay court tennis season<\/p>\n
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The empty tennis court on day seven of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament on Monday.<\/p>\n
Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
With little prospect of any more play, fans were sent away from the venue in Manzanares Park<\/p>\n
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Fans walked through the dark gangways during a general power blackout at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis game in Madrid on Monday.<\/p>\n
Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Fans streamed out of the exits into sunny, 70 degrees Fahrenheit weather<\/p>\n
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Fans walked through the dark gangways during a general power blackout at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis game in Madrid on Monday.<\/p>\n
Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
Commuters waited in the shade after a Madrid train station closed<\/p>\n
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People wait outside a Madrid train station after its closure on Monday.<\/p>\n
Thomas Coex \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
People gathered in the street after leaving metro stations in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon<\/p>\n
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People at a bus stop on the street after exiting a Lisbon metro station on Monday.<\/p>\n
Adri Salido\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Some in Lisbon also queued at ATMs to withdraw cash<\/p>\n
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People queued for the ATM in downtown Lisbon on Monday.<\/p>\n
Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Trains were brought to a standstill, with passengers stranded near Cordoba, Spain<\/p>\n
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Passengers sit near a railway embankment after their train stopped during the mass power cut in Spain.<\/p>\n
JAVIER SORIANO\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n
Substantial traffic jams were seen in Madrid<\/p>\n
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Vehicles queued on the M30 ring road in Madrid on Monday.<\/p>\n
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