Trains, traffic lights, card payments, and phone networks have been hit - officials say restoring power will take hours.

Play was suspended at the Madrid Open the afternoon of April 28 before being canceled for the day and night, due to a power outage across Spain and the Iberian Peninsula. The loss of power meant that the electronic line calling (ELC) system used to judge whether a shot has landed in or out did not work,

Jacob Fearnley was forced off court after play was suspended at the Madrid Open due to the widespread power outage affecting Spain and Portugal.

Britain’s Jacob Fearnley was forced off court as play was suspended at the Madrid Open due to a power outage. The third-round tie between Fearnley and Grigor Dimitrov had reached a critical stage, Fearnley breaking the 15th seed’s serve to stay in the match,