Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal causes chaos
The World
PRX
4.6 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
A major power outage struck Spain and Portugal on Monday, shutting down transit and causing major gridlock in both countries. The two governments met to discuss the outage, the cause of which was not immediately known. This is the biggest power outage on the European continent since 2003. Also, a massive explosion in an Iranian port killed at least 40 people over the weekend and injured hundreds of others. And, the corruption behind the deadly nightclub fire in North Macedonia almost a month ago.
Listen to today’s Music Heard on Air.
Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesTranscript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Kate Laycock, host of DW's weekly European news podcast Inside Europe. |
| 0:07.7 | Our correspondence were there when the Berlin Wall fell, when the Balkans' wars broke out, |
| 0:13.1 | and when Britain voted to leave the European Union. |
| 0:16.7 | Now the continent is changing again, and we're rising to the challenge with our weekly |
| 0:22.3 | combination of expert analysis and on-the-ground reporting. |
| 0:26.7 | Find Inside Europe, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:34.7 | Today, Spain and Portugal ground to a halt. |
| 0:38.2 | For a while there, there was this feeling like, is this going to devolve? |
| 0:41.6 | Are people going to start, you know, panicking and getting a little too nervous? |
| 0:45.5 | A massive power outage changes life for a while. |
| 0:48.6 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:49.8 | And I'm Marco Wurman. |
| 0:50.9 | Not everyone in Spain is suffering, though. |
| 0:53.2 | One bar owner said to me that he had a generator that he's able to use that'll last for about |
| 0:58.1 | two days, so he's doing really well. Also today, a three-month Ebola outbreak ends in Uganda |
| 1:04.3 | and big disagreement over what caused a huge explosion at a port in Iran. Plus, Japanese pianist Hiromi is famous for putting a smile in her music. |
| 1:14.7 | I was a happy kid, and I was very curious kid. |
| 1:18.6 | My mom always told me I was like a curious george. |
| 1:21.8 | My conversation with Hiromi and why her music is happy. |
| 1:24.8 | That's ahead today on the world. |
| 1:31.8 | This is The World. I'm Marco Werman. |
| 1:37.4 | And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thank you for joining us today. We begin with a massive power outage across the entire Iberian Peninsula. Spain, Portugal, and Andorra all lost electricity. In some places, the power is still out. Lights, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from PRX, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of PRX and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.