Cuba hit by nationwide blackout as aging grid buckles amid fuel squeeze
TL;DR
Cuba’s state electric grid collapsed late Sunday, plunging roughly 10 million people into a nationwide blackout amid fuel shortages and a U.S. oil blockade that has strained imports; the outage follows three blackouts in July, with officials offering few details as the aging system and tight fuel supply press on.
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