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.
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid after nationwide blackout
Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday even as Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island's eastern end, downing trees and power lines.
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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Oscar leaves at least 6 dead in Cuba as a massive blackout halts activities and triggers protests
Cuba’s capital was largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island was bracing for the fourth night of a massive ...
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Electricity finally begins to return in Cuba after multi-day power blackout
School is out and all non-essential work places ordered closed until Thursday after the island’s power grid collapsed.
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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 ...
Cuba: Hurricane Oscar causes havoc amid massive power outage in Havana
Cuba's capital is facing massive blackouts and protests after Hurricane Oscar left six dead and worsened the nation's energy ...
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 ...
Tropical Storm Oscar douses Cuba, days after power grid collapse
Tropical Storm Oscar doused Cuba on Monday, three days after a massive power failure plunged more than 10 million people into ...