Tens of millions of people in the Iberian peninsula had the daydaled day of current breaks that lasted hours.
Through Spain and Portugal, the hospitals raced on generators, the trains were interrupted and supermarkets were closed. On Monday evening, a little power was restored in some parts of Spain and the areas of Portugal, but many residents were still waiting for their lights to turn on. The authorities ran to find and repair the problem while there was still the light of the day.
Here is a look at some of the damage: