New Delhi, April 28 -- A massive power outage on Monday, April 28, plunged large parts of Spain and Portugal into darkness, disrupting life across major cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, and Porto. While officials scrambled to restore electricity and investigate the cause, the internet did what it does best: it turned chaos into comedy.

By early afternoon, the blackout had affected millions, shutting down traffic lights, paralysing metro networks, halting airports like Madrid-Barajas and Lisbon-Portela, and even interrupting live sporting events. American tennis star Coco Gauff's post-match interview at the Madrid Open was famously cut short as the lights went out, prompting online jokes about "serving up a blackout".

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