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Reports of 'panic buying' in supermarkets with many left without waterThere are widespread reports that many across Spain and Portugal have been left without running water, with many homes given access to drinking water via electric pumps - which have obviously been affected by the power outage. 


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James Melville 

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A massive power cut has hit large parts of Spain and Portugal affecting public transport, traffic lights, hospitals, shops and restaurants. Reports of long queues at cash points as card payments are not working - yet another example of why cash must never be phased out.
[Image: https://liveblog.digitalimages.sky/lc-im...f034d8.png]A notice from a water supply company in Lisbon
Several people have been in touch to say they've seen people "panic buying" water and other supplies in supermarkets across Portugal and Spain. 
Kye, who's in Foros de Amora to the south of Lisbon, says people rushed for cheap still water at first, but are now turning to take sparkling and expensive brands.
He shared these images from his local supermarket... 

 
What we know has been affectedA cut to power is affecting huge swathes of Spain and Portugal, with major cities including Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Porto and Seville affected. 
Parts of France's Basque region was briefly caught by the outage. 
Here's what we know has been affected:

• Transport, including trains, metros and airports - with traffic lights also down;
  
• Internet and mobile coverage;
  
• Lighting in homes, businesses and other buildings, though backup generators are in place in many;
  
• ATMs and card payments, as well as most till systems;
  
• Lifts in buildings are stuck;
  
• Electric car chargers and fuel pumps are also down;
  
• Air conditioning units;
  
• A significant quantity of water pumps, meaning some homes have no access to drinking water.