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.
Hurricane Oscar leaves six dead in Cuba during power blackout
Cuba's capital remains paralysed as the island braces for a fourth night of blackouts after Hurricane Oscar's landfall. Protests erupted in urban areas like Havana, with residents banging pots, blocking streets,
Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts
Cuba's government said late on Saturday it had restored power to nearly one-fifth of the island's people after the national grid collapsed twice in 24 hours, plunging millions of people into darkness.
Electricity restored to 50% of Havana after nationwide blackout: Cuba state media
Electricity has been restored to half of Havana, the Cuban capital's power company reported Monday, four days after the start of a nationwide blackout that the authorities have struggled to address. The government has said that electricity is expected to be restored to most of the country by the end of Monday.
Cuba faces power crisis as Hurricane Oscar threatens further outages
In parts of Cuba, the electric power supply was restored on Sunday after a widespread failure. Despite this, around 80% of residents still don't have electricity. The energy minister warns that the situation may worsen due to the approaching hurricane.
Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm
Many Cubans waited in anguish and some took to the streets in protest as widespread blackouts stretched into their third day
Cubans struggle as power not fully restored days after blackout
Many Cubans waited in anguish Sunday as electricity on much of the island had yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout. Their concerns were also raised as Hurricane Oscar made landfall in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading toward their country.
Millions of Cubans Still Without Power as Crisis Deepens
Millions of Cubans awoke on Sunday to find their homes still without power after another partial grid failure overnight, deepening a crisis that has raised questions over the viability of the government's efforts to reestablish electrical service.
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 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 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.
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid
Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday even as Tropical Storm ...
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'Tired of so much': As storm Oscar batters Cuba, residents grapple with power cut misery
Tropical storm Oscar made landfall as a hurricane in Cuba, where residents were preparing for more chaos and misery as the ...
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall on eastern Cuba as island-wide blackout continues
Cubans in the eastern provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo braced for a direct hit by Hurricane Oscar on Sunday afternoon. As ...
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Cuba in Darkness: Power Struggle Amid Crisis
Millions of Cubans face power outages after a partial grid collapse, complicating government efforts to restore electricity.
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Cuban leader warns against unrest over nationwide blackout
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned Sunday that his government would not tolerate public disturbances during the ...
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 ...