There have been chaotic scenes across both countries.

The Iberian Peninsula and France have been affected by the huge electricity failure, which also impacted cities and airports.

Additionally, parts of southern France, particularly areas near the Spanish border such as Perpignan, were also affected. BREAKING 🚨: MAJOR POWER CUT has hit Spain, Portugal and France.

The Portuguese National Cybersecurity Centre issued a statement saying there was no sign the outage was due to a cyberattack.

Millions of people in Spain and Portugal were left without electricity on Monday due to a nationwide power outage.