It's a few minutes past 8 a.m. and the Fabra i Puig metro station on Line 1 is overflowing. The train arrives—already quite full—and barely manages to absorb all the passengers on the platform, which is now clear. But the scene is short-lived. Seconds later, a new wave of people, practically a hundred, passes through the access gates and gets off onto the platform. A little while later, another group joins them. In a matter of minutes, the platform is packed again until another train arrives. The scene is reminiscent of the rhythm of queues at an amusement park or the impossible intersections of Tokyo, and it repeats itself tirelessly every 3 minutes. That is, the time it takes for the train to arrive during rush hour.

A bus struck two people this Thursday morning near the intersection of Gran Via Avenue and Balmes Street in Barcelona. The incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. due to circumstances that remain unknown.

This Monday, when the power outage brought the entire country to a standstill, one of the most direct consequences was widespread mobility chaos. With no subway or trains and few taxis, which could only be paid for in cash, the only options left for getting around the cities were two: walking or taking the bus. However, the inability to use a cell phone created a new problem. "I could take the bus, but in the end I walk because without Google Maps I don't know how to get anywhere and I don't know how to check which bus to take," a girl in Barcelona's Plaza Catalunya admitted with some embarrassment.