Spain and Portugal go back to normal life, where experts seek to determine the reason for the largest strength in the modern history of Europe, which drowned cities in the dark and tens of thousands of people trapped in trains.
By Tuesday morning, all electrical sub -stations in Spain were operating, and 99.95 % of the country’s power supply was restored. Through the border in Portugal, a spokesman for the electricity operator, Ren, said that all sub -stations are working completely and that the national network was “completely settled.”
Late Monday night, a day after rumors and wild guesses, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that experts were working to restore full power and know what caused blackout.
“This is something that has not happened before,” he said. “What prompted this sudden disappearance in the show is something that experts are still unable to identify. But they will do … All possible causes are analyzed and no hypothesis or possibility is excluded.”
Sanchez said that the energy reduction arose at 12.33 pm on Monday, when it suddenly disappeared 15 GB of energy – equivalent to 60 % of all the energy that was used – suddenly.
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The Prime Minister, who chaired another meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday morning, thanked people for “offering the ideal responsibility again and their general spirit.”
In an early statement on Tuesday, the National Meteorological Office in Spain, AEMET, was excluding the weather as a potential mere.
“During April 28, no meteorological or atmosphere phenomena were discovered, and there were no sudden temperature differences in our network of meteorological stations,” said AEMET.
All Spanish airports were operating on Tuesday morning, but the Ministry of Transport advised people to verify their airlines to make possible changes and know if they were able to reach the airport in public transport.
The government railway operator, Renfe, said that the country’s train network, which was hit badly by blackout, was gradually returning to normal but local trains services were suspended in areas including MURCIA, Extreadura and Andalucía.
About 35,000 people were rescued from more than 100 trains after hitting the pieces on Monday.
In Madrid, 150,000 people were accompanied by safety from the capital’s metro system after trains stopped in stations and tunnels. By Tuesday morning, the city’s metro service was restored to all of them except for one line, and 80 % of the trains were operating for an hour peak.
At 11 am local time (1000 GMT), the head of Madrid region, Isabel Diaz Ayu, said that the metro system was 100 % operating, adding: “All schools are open, as well as hospitals, health centers, day centers and care centers. Thanks to everyone who made this possible.”
The Catalan regional government said that local trains services are still affected by interruption, but buses underground buses and buses were working normally.
Unusual interruption in Europe. In 2003, a problem with the electrical power line between Italy and Switzerland caused the power outage for about 12 hours, and In 2006 A power network in Germany caused electrical discounts across the country, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
By 10 am, stores were reopened in Madrid, and many people were heading to ATMs to withdraw money that they could not reach the day before.
The busiest railway station in Spain, Madrid Atwsha, has turned into a location that is improvised overnight, with frustrated travelers walking on cardboard and clothing elements while waiting for the news.
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One of the amazing spouses left the station in tears, while others remained attached to their mobile phones in an attempt to contact loved ones and find information among piles of bags.
Robin Coran, 24, was returning to Barcelona and spent 11 hours stuck in Atochha waiting for the news.
“It is difficult-to be cold, hungry, and comment … we are facing a very difficult time,” he told Agence France-Presse.
“There were the elderly, children who were unable to eat for six to seven hours. They have no toilets,” added Koran, who worked.
“It was more difficult for the elderly and for people with children.”