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Spain power outage: Huge power cut causes chaos in Spain and Portugal as Madrid mayor warns people to stay put

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Reports of widespread power cuts in Spain and Portugalpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time

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published at 04:16

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A huge power outage seems to be affecting swathes of Spain and Portugal.

Local reports say there are traffic jams in the centre of the Spanish capital, Madrid, due to traffic lights not working.

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