Madrid, April 29, 2025 (AFP) - Candles and radios in demand in Spain as blackout lessons sink in

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2025-04-29

Madrid residents returned to work Tuesday a day after a crippling nationwide blackout in Spain with a renewed sense of the necessity of candles, cash and battery-powered radios for emergencies. After taking five times as long as usual to get home on Monday with only cards to make payments, Valentin Santiago told AFP he now knows "you should always carry cash". The environmental technician said he now plans to buy a pocket flashlight and a battery......

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