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Spain and Portugal have been hit by a widespread power outage on Monday, leaving millions without electricity, according to reports.

In Portugal, official sources told domestic media that the outage was nationwide, while similar reports are coming out of Spain.

Madrid’s Barajas international airport was left without power, while telecommunications have been affected as well. Meanwhile, other airports have come to a standstill throughout the region.

Numerous passengers have been left stranded in the metros in the Spanish and Portuguese capitals, with trains stuck in the tunnels between stations, Euronews Portugal reports.

The Spanish government has gathered for an emergency session at Moncloa and is monitoring the situation as it develops, according to our colleagues at Euronews Spain.

Citizens of Andorra and parts of France bordering Spain were also reporting being hit by the blackout. Further outages have been reported as far as Belgium, according to the latest information.

The cause is yet unclear. Domestic media are reporting issues with the European electric grid, which affected national grids in the Iberian Peninsula, however. A fire in the south-west of France, on the Alaric mountain, which damaged a high-voltage power line between Perpignan and eastern Narbonne, has also been identified as a possible cause.

This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.