Varadero Hotels Plunge into Darkness Following Nationwide Blackout in Cuba
A widespread power outage that struck Cuba at midday on Friday also impacted the electrical circuit supplying the country’s main tourist hub, leaving
What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness
About half of Cuba was plunged into darkness on Thursday evening, followed by the entire island on Friday morning after the failure of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant in Matanzas Province east of Havana.
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 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.
Cuba Warns Against Protests as It Struggles to Restore Power
Canel warned citizens there would be consequences for taking to the streets as many on the island were still without power after more than 72 hours.
Power restored to most of Cuban capital after nationwide blackout
Electricity has been restored to almost 90 percent of Havana, the Cuban capital's energy supplier reported Monday, but several provinces remained without power four days after the start of a
Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in Cuba as the nation struggles with power outages. Here's what we know
The hurricane made landfall in Cuba as a category one on the weekend, further burdening a nation already struggling to keep ...
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Tourist dreams turn sour after Cuba lights go off
Roberto Jimenez was hoping for a dream vacation in Cuba, but instead found himself among the tourists whose visits turned ...
After multiple blackouts, Cuba restores power to most of Havana
Cuba's power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to parts of the capital of Havana on Monday following a fourth ...
Are you a Canadian stuck in Cuba without power? We want to hear from you
Daily life in Cuba has been largely affected since an outage led to a nationwide blackout in the country, followed by ...
Power goes out on entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity
Cubans expressed alarm, with one resident saying it felt as if the country had reached the “bottom of the barrel.” ...
Cuba's power grid suffers yet another collapse as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall
Cuba's efforts to restore power to the island were derailed for a third time late on Saturday, Cuban authorities said shortly ...
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, ...
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 totally restored after days of blackout ...
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Cuba faces tropical storm Oscar as nationwide power crisis hits 4th day
2:04 Power expected to return soon as Cuba power outage continues Cuba’s widespread blackouts stretched into their fourth day as Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast with winds and ...
Cuba Suffers Second Power Outage in 24 Hours, Realizing Years of Warnings
Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest ...
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Power Grid Connection Established Between Matanzas and Holguín: A Pivotal Day Ahead
Amidst the upheaval caused by the complete collapse of Cuba's national electric system, the Holguín Electric Company ...