Cuba hit by another nationwide blackout as grid collapses for sixth time this year

Cuba’s power grid collapsed again, leaving millions without electricity for the sixth time this year due to a transmission-line failure and unstable weather; restoration protocols were activated, with only about 5% of Havana’s customers back online by dusk and some hospitals restored. The outages worsen a long-running energy crisis tied to the U.S. embargo and fuel shortages, impacting water, food, transport and communications across the island.