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Images of the massive blackout in Spain

The outage has interrupted traffic, affected air traffic, disrupted public transportation, and in many areas even the traffic lights are not working

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Empty platform at the Suanzes Metro station due to the blackout.César Vallejo
A police officer regulates traffic in Barcelona's Plaça de Catalunya on Monday.Albert Garcia
Terminal 21 at Barajas airport without power.Jaime Villanueva
An overcrowded bus during the blackout in Barcelona.Albert Garcia
A hairdresser attends to a customer in the middle of a street in Madrid.David Expósito
A man eats at a restaurant in the middle of downtown Barcelona during the blackout.Albert Garcia Gallego
Diners at a restaurant in the center of Barcelona during the blackout.Albert Garcia Gallego
Passengers leaving the Santa Justa train station in Seville.Alejandro Ruesga
Firefighters in A Coruña work to remove people trapped in an elevator during the blackout.Óscar Corral
Metro Barcelona passengers use their cell phones to leave Plaza de Cataluña station.Albert Garcia
Sol Metro station in Madrid, closed due to the power outage.Daniela Gutiérrez
EL PAÍS newsroom in Madrid in the dark during the blackout.MOEH ATITAR
Madrid Metro passengers leave one of the stations during the blackout.Mariscal (EFE)
Attendees at the Mutua Madrid Open leave the facilities of the Caja Mágica due to the power outage.Chema Moya (EFE)
A Coruña refinery burns gasoline as a protective measure.Óscar Corral
Suanzes station of the Madrid Metro during the blackout.césar Vallejo
Firefighters rescue a woman from an elevator in Leganés (Madrid), on Monday.Gema García
Store without light in the Arganzuela neighborhood of Madrid.David Expósito
Municipal police officers patrol the streets of downtown Madrid, after the power outage on Monday.Mariscal (EFE)
Stalls without light in a market in Leganés (Madrid), this Monday.Gema García
An officer in San Sebastián directs traffic after all traffic lights failed due to the blackout.Javier Etxezarreta (EFE)