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EPISODE · Jun 30, 2025 · 5 MIN

Spain, Blackout Zone

from IST Radio, the Beat of Europe Podcast Channel · host IST Radio, the Beat of Europe

At 12:33 p.m. on April 28, swathes of Spain and parts of Portugal were plunged into darkness: trains were stranded, phone and internet coverage faltered, and ATMs stopped working. The electricity blackout across the Iberian Peninsula is believed to be one of the worst in Europe's history. 

At 12:33 p.m. on April 28, swathes of Spain and parts of Portugal were plunged into darkness: trains were stranded, phone and internet coverage faltered, and ATMs stopped working. The electricity blackout across the Iberian Peninsula is believed to be one of the worst in Europe's history.

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