'There was a really nice buzz': Spanish cities erupt in song as power returns to Iberia 

A family eats by candlelight during a blackout in Barcelona on Monday. Picture: AP/Emilio Morenatti

An Irish schoolteacher has described how the Spanish city she lives in erupted into song and shadow making as residents tried to make the best of the power outage that affected the country on Monday.

Spain recovered more than 99% of its power following an unprecedented blackout that brought much of the country and its neighbour Portugal to a standstill.