Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - At least
five people have d!ed following an unprecedented
blackout in Spain and Portugal to a standstill.
A family of three – husband, FDR, 81, his wife, AFM, 77, and
their disabled son, JFDF, 56 – are among five people who have d!ed since Spain
and Portugal went dark.
The married couple and their son were found de@d yesterday,
April 28, at their home in Taboadela, a town of less than 1,500 in Galicia,
northeast Spain.
The father, 81, who required a respirator, his wife, 77, and
their disabled son, 56, are believed to have d!ed of carbon monoxide
poisoning after a domestic generator or a fuel appliance malfunctioned.
The father was a well-known justice of the peace who
suffered from a serious illness that required him to use a respirator.
Investigators believe that the generator the family was using to keep his
respirator on during the power outage malfunctioned. As they were upstairs in
the house, they inhaled carbon monoxide.
The blackout saw thousands of train passengers stranded and
left millions of people without phone and internet coverage and access to cash
from ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula.
Dozens of flights were also cancelled, with
passengers scrambling to know their rights.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the European grid
experienced a "strong oscillation," but said the cause is still
being determined.
He said the Spanish power grid lost 60% of its
national demand in just five seconds.
"We have never had a complete collapse of the system," he added.
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