Spain and Portugal power chaos - in pictures

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A massive power cut has caused widespread disruption in parts of Spain and Portugal, with airports, trains and petrol stations impacted.

The chaos has also hit stores, with some supermarkets shutting and local grocery stores switching to cash as card payments stopped working.

Here we collect some of the day's most powerful news photographs.

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Image caption, The outage forced play to be suspended for the day at the Madrid Open

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Image caption, Supermarkets were forced to shut due to their doors and air conditioning running on electricity

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Image caption, As card payments switched off, people queued at cash machines in Lisbon

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Image caption, Access to spaces like this underground parking garage in Vigo, Spain, was affected

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Image caption, People collected gas bottles to use as an alternative to electricity during the outage

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Image caption, Spain's national rail company, Renfe, said trains - and passengers - would be heavily impacted

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Image caption, Commuters scrambled to secure places on buses, even as traffic mounted on roads

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Image caption, Spain's transport minister said it was not likely medium or long-distance trains would resume normal service on Monday

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Image caption, With traffic lights impacted, scenes of chaos were seen in large cities, including Madrid, as vehicles and pedestrians tried to navigate the roads

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Image caption, With public transport in disarray and despite huge traffic jams, some people were seen trying to hitchhike home from the Spanish capital

Picture research by Nick Galvin and words by Amy Walker