At least three people died as a result of Monday’s massive power outage on the Iberian Peninsula, according to reports.
In the small town of Taboadela in north-west Spain, three members of a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning, La Voz de Galicia regional newspaper and Europa Press news agency reported, citing the police.
The victims were a married couple aged 81 and 77 and their 56-year-old son. The oldest member of the household needed a ventilator.
When the power failed, a petrol-powered emergency generator was switched on, but its exhaust fumes apparently spread unnoticed throughout the house.
The power supply has mostly been restored in Spain and in Portugal following the massive blackout, while investigations continue into what caused the power grid to collapse.
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