A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a

We haven’t had electricity for three nights,” said one Cuban protestor, amid widespread blackouts. Authorities said the outage stemmed from increased demand but residents say this is just the latest issue in a series of problems with electricity.

Cuba has had four electric grid collapses since Friday, and most of the country remains in the dark as slow progress is made to restore power.

The hurricane made landfall in Cuba as a category one on the weekend, further burdening a nation already struggling to keep the lights on.

Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest blackout since the collapse of its former patron, the Soviet Union.

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.

Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.

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.