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.
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.
Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after major power plant fails
Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored.
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.
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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 ...
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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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 shuts down schools and workplaces after a mass blackout hits the island
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s biggest blackout in at least two years left millions without power and prompted the government to announce emergency measures to slash demand. Authorities on Friday said ...
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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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Storm causes at least 6 deaths in Cuba, where a long power outage is raising tempers
Cuba’s capital was largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island was bracing for the fourth night of a massive ...
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas and heads toward Cuba
Forecasters said 5 to 10 inches of rain are expected across eastern Cuba through Tuesday, with some isolated locations ...