Cuba's power grid collapses, leaving nearly entire country without electricity
Cuba's national electric grid collapsed at midday on Monday, leaving about 10 million people without power. The blackout deepened an already severe outage crisis driven by a failing grid and fuel shortages.
Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday at midday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people on the Caribbean island without power.
Grid operator UNE said it was investigating the cause of the nationwide blackout.
Cuba has for months suffered from hours-long, and more recently, days-long power outages linked in part to a decrepit grid and a US imposed oil blockade that has cut off the island's fuel supply.
The nationwide outage is more bad news for Cubans already exhausted from rolling blackouts that make it impossible for many to work or sleep in the Caribbean summer heat.
Cuba has frequently struggled to keep the lights on during a years-long economic crisis but the Communist-run government has entered unprecedented territory under increased pressure from US President Donald Trump.
Nearly two-thirds of the country was already without power when the grid collapsed on Monday.
Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday at midday, the country's grid operator said, leaving around 10 million people on the Caribbean island without power.
Grid operator UNE said it was investigating the cause of the nationwide blackout.
Cuba has for months suffered from hours-long, and more recently, days-long power outages linked in part to a decrepit grid and a US imposed oil blockade that has cut off the island's fuel supply.
The nationwide outage is more bad news for Cubans already exhausted from rolling blackouts that make it impossible for many to work or sleep in the Caribbean summer heat.
Cuba has frequently struggled to keep the lights on during a years-long economic crisis but the Communist-run government has entered unprecedented territory under increased pressure from US President Donald Trump.
Nearly two-thirds of the country was already without power when the grid collapsed on Monday.
