A blackout has brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, affecting millions of people. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A major power outage has been reported in Spain and Portugal, including their capitals. Spanish generator RedElectrica says the Iberian peninsula was affected. It says the incident is being assessed and responded to.

MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) -Power started returning to parts of the Iberian peninsula late on Monday after a huge outage brought parts of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, grounding planes, halting public transport,