Spain's national grid operator Red Eléctrica de España has ruled out a cyberattack and pointed to a drop in solar generation as the preliminary cause of the country's power outage, El Pais reports.

Spain and Portugal held emergency Cabinet meetings as evacuations from some public spaces took place. Spain's Interior Ministry has declared a state of emergency for affected regions that need it. Follow DW.

No electricity, no communication, and in some cases, no running water – that was the situation from around 11:30am yesterday in Portugal and Spain, following a widespread blackout. Many people were unable to work,