Millions without power as outages hit Spain, Portugal and parts of France, Spanish officials say

The Spanish government said it called an emergency crisis meeting. LONDON — Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France lost power on Monday following a “severe disruption” in the European electrical system, the Spanish prime minister … Read More

Spain, Portugal hit by winter drought

Pampilhosa da Serra (Portugal) (AFP) – In central Portugal, a sustained drought has revealed the ruins of a village that was totally submerged underwater when a large reservoir was created nearly 70 years ago. “I have never seen that!” says … Read More

Portugal reimposes partial lockdown in most of the country

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LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government on Saturday announced new lockdown restrictions from Nov. 4 for most of the country, telling people to stay at home except for outings for work, school or shopping, and ordering companies to switch to remote … Read More