'Very frightened' couple forced to cook pizza on barbecue during Spain trip - Liverpool Echo

'Very frightened' couple forced to cook pizza on barbecue during Spain trip - Liverpool Echo

'I felt physically sick, thinking we were doomed'

Spain, Portugal turn power back on, seek answers after one of Europe's worst outages

Electricity was restored to almost all of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday morning following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian Peninsula, but the cause of the blackouts remained a mystery.

Power Is Restored in Spain and Portugal After Widespread Outage

Electricity was back in most of the two countries after a blackout that shut down much of daily life. The cause of the outage remained unclear.

Foreign Office warns Brits there ‘may be travel disruption’ to these two European countries

Millions of people were left without mobile phone coverage and internet and there was huge disruption on the roads and public transport after a huge power cut

How Spain powered back to life from unprecedented national blackout

However diversified Spain's energy mix is, the blackout required an enormous effort to get back up and running.

Power outage in Spain and Portugal still a mystery, but leaders vow to solve it and prevent a recurrence

Spain's prime minister said a special commission will track down the cause of a massive power outage and all "necessary measures will be taken" to stop it from recurring.