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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba

USA TODAY on MSN · 49m

Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba, could lead to 'humanitarian crisis': Updates

By 11 p.m. ET, Oscar's maximum sustained winds decreased from 75 mph to 70 mph. Cuba's electrical grid collapsed on Sunday for the fourth time in 48 hours, marking a major setback in the government's efforts to quickly restore power to exhausted residents already suffering from severe shortages of food,

NBC News · 11h

Millions in Cuba remain without power as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall

Cuba has had four electric grid collapses since Friday, and most of the country remains in the dark as slow progress is made to restore power.

Oscar weakens to tropical storm as it lashes Cuba after making landfall in the Bahamas as a hurricane

Oscar, which the National Hurricane Center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.

Cuba hit with 2nd blackout amid national power grid failure

Associated Press · 19h

What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness

Millions of people in Cuba were left without electricity for two days after the nation’s energy grid went down when one of the island’s major power plants failed.

Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?

Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.

Cuba hit with second blackout amid national power grid failure

After electricity was partially restored in Cuba following an island-wide blackout, the electrical grid collapsed a second time, causing widespread alarm. Journalist Ed Augustin told NBC News that while power is gradually being restored in some areas,

22mon MSN

Slow progress after Cuba's electrical grid collapses twice in 24 hours

There are pockets of electricity on the island Saturday after Cuba's main power plant failed twice, plunging its 10 million ...

1hon MSN

Tropical Storm Oscar dumps heavy rain on eastern Cuba as it heads toward the Bahamas

Tropical Storm Oscar is moving across eastern Cuba after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the island already ...

3hon MSN

Cuba grid collapses again raising doubts about a quick fix

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, raising fresh doubts about a quick fix ...

1hon MSN

5 things to know for Oct. 21: Election countdown, Israeli airstrikes, Cuba blackout, New Mexico floods, WNBA Finals

Vice President Kamala Harris turned 60 on Sunday, making her 18 years younger than former President Donald Trump. Harris’ ...

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Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas

Hurricane Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after ...

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Cuba Suffers Second Power Outage in 24 Hours, Realizing Years of Warnings

Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest ...

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Cuba Can’t Keep the Lights On

The socialist model is beset by constant food and energy shortages.

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Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark

Cuba’s government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed ...

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