Spain Brought To A Halt By Huge Blackout

People in Spain suddenly found themselves without lights, without transport, and without phone or internet networks (Credit: AFP)

Panicked customers scrambled to withdraw cash from banks and streets overflowed with crowds trying in vain to get a signal as a Spain-wide power outage plunged the country into chaos on Monday.

Carlos Condori, one of millions of people affected in Spain and Portugal, was travelling on the Madrid metro when the blackout brought his journey to a shuddering halt.