Cuba scrambles to restore power after island-wide blackout
TL;DR
Cuba faced an island-wide blackout amid a prolonged energy crisis and a U.S. blockade, with authorities saying the grid is slowly returning and some microsystems are back online after months without oil; hospitals postponed surgeries, protests grew, and talks with the U.S. are underway as experts warn the aging infrastructure could jeopardize the economy if oil shipments don’t resume.
- Cuba begins restoring power after energy grid collapses in nationwide blackout CBS News
- Cuba’s power system suffers total collapse CNN
- Millions without power after Cuba’s electric grid fails USA Today
- Cuba's national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power Reuters
- Cuba electric grid collapses amid US oil blockade causing national blackout Al Jazeera
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