<p>Madrid: Spain's Interior Ministry on Monday declared a state of emergency after a nationwide power blackout hit most of the Iberian Peninsula.</p><p>The ministry added the emergency status will be applied in the regions that request it.</p><p>So far, Madrid, Andalusia and Extremadura have asked for the central government to take over public order and other functions. </p>
<p>Madrid: Spain's Interior Ministry on Monday declared a state of emergency after a nationwide power blackout hit most of the Iberian Peninsula.</p><p>The ministry added the emergency status will be applied in the regions that request it.</p><p>So far, Madrid, Andalusia and Extremadura have asked for the central government to take over public order and other functions. </p>