A Nationwide Blackout, Now a Hurricane. How Much Can Cuba Endure?
The repeated failure of the power grid and a hurricane that has swamped the island’s eastern end has many Cubans fed up, posing a challenge to the Communist government.
Power Restored To Almost 90% Of Havana After Cuba Blackout
Electricity has been restored to almost 90 percent of Havana residents four days after a nationwide blackout hit Cuba, according to the capital's energy supplier.
Widespread blackout in Cuba after national electric grid goes offline
The national electrical system of Cuba suffered a total disconnection at 11 a.m. local time after a power plant failed, the Cuban Ministry of Energy and Mines said.
Cubans Struggle as Power Not Fully Restored Days After Blackout and Hurricane Hits Island
Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout
Cuba struggles to recover from blackouts, grid collapse
Cuban residents are taking to the streets in outrage over the island's electrical grid collapse. NBC News's Valerie Castro reports as the country is slowly recovering from the outage.
Cuba grid collapses again, hurricane heaps on misery
Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, with a hurricane making landfall to compound the island's misery and threaten further havoc on its decrepit infrastructure.
Cuba plunged into crisis by prolonged power blackouts
As Cuban authorities were struggling to reconnect the country’s decrepit power grid on Sunday, a category-one hurricane barrelled into the east of the island, dumping heavy rain and lashing the area with winds.
Cuba's electrical grid collapse frustrates residents
MIAMI: The Cuban people have been left in the dark after their nation's electrical grid collapsed Friday. "It was really frustrating because we don't know how long it will last," Omar McKenzie, a Cuban resident in Havana told CBS News Miami.
Cuba’s Government Struggles to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout
Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.
Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Cuba’s electrical grid went down after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without power ...
Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
Cuba restored a trickle of power to its grid by mid-evening on Friday, officials said, hours after the island plunged into a ...
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Cuba’s Blackout Is a Symptom of a Broader Crisis
Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed at least four times over the weekend, the latest development in a broader economic crisis ...
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Blackout drags on for second day in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)— Cuba remained without electricity ... For almost a day we have had this blackout that makes life so hard for us,” said Yaima Vallares, a 28-year-old dancer.
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Massive blackout hits Cuba, prompting government to shutter schools and workplaces
HAVANA, Cuba — A massive outage left millions of ... Cuban officials said that the blackout, which started late Thursday, saw 1.64 gigawatts go offline during peak hours in the early evening ...
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Cuba's power grid fails, plunging country into darkness
HAVANA − Cuba's national electrical grid shut down on Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, Cuba's energy ministry said, plunging the entire country into a blackout.
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Cuba’s grid goes offline amid a massive blackout and after a major power plant fails
HAVANA, Cuba — Cuba’s electrical grid went offline Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, and as a massive blackout that started a day earlier swept across the Caribbean ...
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Still in the dark: Oscar leaves at least 6 dead in Cuba as blackout continues
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's capital remained largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island braced for the fourth night ...