Madrid, April 28, 2025 (AFP) - 286 rescues in Madrid from lifts during blackout

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2025-04-28

Emergency services workers carried out 286 rescue operations on Monday to free people trapped inside elevators in Spain's Madrid region during a nationwide blackout, the head of the regional government said. Power went out across Spain and Portugal on Monday, halting train traffic, clogging roads, stopping metro trains and trapping people in elevators before electricity started to return to some areas after hours of disruption. "What we are now d......

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