Emergency services handed out food, water and blankets to stranded travellers at Madrid’s Atocha station on Monday evening, after a widespread blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill.

A widespread power outage hit Spain and Portugal, affecting millions of people who live across Europe's Iberian Peninsula.

Normalcy returned in Spain by Tuesday with schools, offices reopening, traffic easing, and public transport resuming after major delays due to power outage.