Memes flooded social media while Spain, Portugal and parts of France have a massive eclipse | Today news

A massive power failure on Monday, April 28, plunged large parts of Spain and Portugal into darkness and disrupted life over major cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Lisbon and Porto. While officials are scrambling to recover electricity and investigate the cause, the Internet has done what does it best: it has turned chaos into comedy. By early afternoon, the eclipse became millions, closed traffic lights, paralyzed subway networks, stopped airports such as Madrid-Barayas and Lisbon porttela and even interrupted live sporting events. American tennis star Coco GAFF’s interview after the match in the Madrid Open was famously cut short when the lights went out, who asked online jokes about “an eclipse”. In addition to the light -hearted humor, some memes have added a sharp political lead. A new trend has emerged that links the eclipse, funny or speculative, to the recent decision of Spain to cancel a weapons agreement with Israel. Another post depicted a man who was stirred on a hospital bed with the headline: ‘No electricity in Portugal and Spain and my phone is about to die. Goodbye, world. ‘This reliable meme has made a chord with users on social media and strengthened the fear of disconnecting, even though people tried to find humor in the situation. There was also a humorous meme that shows that people are looking at the power failure immediately, and emphasize how social media is often the first place that people arrive for updates. This was followed by another meme with the heading, “Portugal and Spain have a total eclipse and still talk about re -movement and war against Russia,” accompanied by a poison from Russian President Vladimir Putin laughing. Despite the humor, the interruption had serious consequences. Hospitals relied on backside generators, flights were delayed and emergency services struggled to manage the situation. Preliminary investigations have suggested that a fire near Perpignan, France, has damaged a high-voltage transmission line, causing the power failure. However, officials did not exclude technical errors or even a cyber attack as possible causes. The power was restored in phases, but the memes continued to flood, which converted the eclipse into a moment of shared cultural experience in the regions concerned. First published: 28 Apr 2025, 08:29 PM IST