The Great Disconnect

A blockaded country. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea to have a small kit We're still struggling to survive at home, because the apocalypse doesn't give any warning. The fragility of our hyperconnected and sophisticated environment has been made clear in the most striking way. Without public transport and with thousands of commuters stranded, there are no card payments, no databases to organize businesses, no services, no appliances, no traffic lights, no electronic doors, no ATMs, no electronic prescriptions, no elevators, no calls, and so many of the normally mechanical and essential actions that are part of our daily lives.

We still don't know why, but whether due to a breakdown, sabotage, a cyberattack, or any other cause, the evidence is that the severity of the incident is at its maximum and the fragility of the electrical grid is enormous. The consequences of this historic blackout are economically unattainable, and we must know in detail what went wrong so that it never happens again. We also want to know what contingency plans have been established for emergencies and security, and how Red Eléctrica Española has acted and how quickly it has connected substations and restored service. Halting the entire life of a country is an extraordinarily serious matter that requires explanations and technical and political expertise to achieve a solution that, for now, is neither swift nor diligent.