Five things you need to make it through a power cut
Summary
Spain and Portugal faced their worst electricity blackout in history. Millions of people who lost power shared the items that they found to be essential during the outage, such as cash, radios, food that doesn't need electricity to prepare, and sources of light like candles and torches.Key Facts
- A significant power outage affected people across Spain and Portugal on Monday. This was the worst electricity blackout in their history.
- Many people started to use cash because power outage disrupted card payments.
- The absence of electricity hindered communication including online services, calls, TV and prompted people to use traditional radios for news.
- With electric appliances unavailable, food that doesn't need electricity to prepare like canned goods, became popular during the blackout.
- During the power outage, people had to resort to using candles and torches as their main sources of light.
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