Power supplies are starting to return to parts of Spain and Portugal after a huge outage.
Many areas were brought to a standstill with trains stopped, planes grounded, phone and internet services down and traffic lights not working.
Portugal's grid operator claimed the outage was caused by a fault in the Spanish electricity system due to a "rare atmospheric phenomenon".
Travel expert Simon Calder says it's had a big impact on travelers.
In: 'Tens of...
Out: ...the airport'.
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http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0429power-calder1.mp3
Many areas were brought to a standstill with trains stopped, planes grounded, phone and internet services down and traffic lights not working.
Portugal's grid operator claimed the outage was caused by a fault in the Spanish electricity system due to a "rare atmospheric phenomenon".
Travel expert Simon Calder says it's had a big impact on travelers.
In: 'Tens of...
Out: ...the airport'.
Dur: 11 secs
http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0429power-calder1.mp3