MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) -- A huge power outage hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, paralyzing traffic, grounding flights, trapping people in elevators and leaving power operators scrambling to restore power to millions of homes and businesses.
Some hospitals halted routine work, and the two countries' governments convened emergency cabinet meetings, with officials initially saying a possible cyberattack could not be ruled out. Outages on such a scale are extremely rare in Europe, and the cause could not immediately be established.
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