A Spanish electricity operator says power has been restored after a massive outage hit Spain and Portugal, but traffic disruptions are continuing.



The blackout started from around noon on Monday. The Spanish government declared a state of emergency and called on people to minimize travel and act calmly.



Portugal's government said on Tuesday that the country's power supply has been normalized.



Spanish power company said electricity had been restored across the country as of 11 a.m., local time.



But disruptions of flights and public transportation continue. On Monday night at an airport in Madrid, people anxiously checked the flight information board that showed a number of cancelations and delays.



Some people missed their flights due to public transportation delays. They sat on the floor of the departure lobby not knowing what to do.



Power outages also occurred in some parts of France. The Spanish government is working to find the cause of the outage. Local media cited a power grid employee referring to a failure of electricity interconnection between Spain and France.