Candles And Radios In Demand In Spain As Blackout Lessons Sink In

Fuente: International Business Times

Residents gather around a battery-powered radio to listen to news during a power cut in Madrid on April 28, 2025 AFP 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-powered radio so he can more easily stay informed in the event of a future power outage.