The Government is aware of the power outages which are being reported in Spain and Portugal.

It urges citizens of Gibraltar who have travelled across the border for the bank holiday today to exercise extreme caution, particularly at road junctions controlled by traffic lights, and to look to official sources for information and updates.

While the cause of the widespread power outage remains unknown, the public will be aware that Gibraltar is not connected to the European grid. Therefore, the electricity generation and distribution network in Gibraltar is currently operating normally.

The border continues to flow normally for incoming and outgoing traffic. Pedestrians entering Gibraltar are being checked manually in the interim whilst the eGates on the Spanish side are out of service due to the power outage.