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Passengers Evacuated From Stalled Trains During Power Outage in Spain

Thousands of rail passengers were left stranded on stalled trains in Spain as the country was hit by a major power outage on April 28. Around 116 trains were stranded, and at least 35,000 passengers had to be evacuated, local media reported.The Guardia Civil released footage showing a train halted on the tracks near Bembibre. They said around 280 passengers were evacuated from train.Spain and Portugal had almost fully restored power by the early hours of Tuesday.President Pedro Sanchez said that “the cause of the blackout is something that specialists have not yet been able to determine, but they will.” Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful

Thousands of rail passengers were left stranded on stalled trains in Spain as the country was hit by a major power outage on April 28. Around 116 trains were stranded, and at least 35,000 passengers had to be evacuated, local media reported. The Guardia Civil released footage showing a train halted on the tracks near Bembibre.

They said around 280 passengers were evacuated from train. Spain and Portugal had almost fully restored power by the early hours of Tuesday. President Pedro Sanchez said that “the cause of the blackout is something that specialists have not yet been able to determine, but they will.

” Credit: Guardia Civil via Storyful.