Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after a major power plant fails
Cuba’s electrical grid went down after one of the island’s major power plants failed, leaving millions without power
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.
Island-wide blackout sweeps Cuba after power plant failure
Cuba’s electrical grid shut down on Friday, putting the country into a blackout after the failure of one of the island’s major power plants, according to its energy ministry.
Cuba suffers island-wide blackout after power plant failure
Cuba suffered an island-wide blackout Friday after one of its main power plants failed, the country’s energy ministry said.
Cuba hit with second blackout amid national power grid failure
After electricity was partially restored in Cuba following an island-wide blackout, the electrical grid collapsed a second time, causing widespread alarm. Journalist Ed Augustin told NBC News that while power is gradually being restored in some areas,
Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout amid worsening energy crisis
A new nationwide outage occurred Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored, threatening to plunge Cuba into a deeper crisis.
Blackout drags on for second day in Cuba
Cuba remained without electricity Saturday as a nationwide power outage dragged on for a second day. At dawn, most neighborhoods in Havana were dark, except for hotels and hospitals with emergency generators and the very few private homes with that kind of backup in this economically challenged island nation that has grown accustomed to periodic power outages.
Cuba hit by second blackout after grid collapse
Cubans experienced their second black out wave Saturday after government officials said they were working to restore electrical service to hospitals and crucial service centers after a grid failure on Friday.
Cuba suffers second total power blackout in two days
Cuba was plunged into darkness for a second time on Saturday after its electrical grid collapsed again hours after authorities announced they had begun re-establishing service.
Millions in Cuba remain without power as Hurricane Oscar makes landfall
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Cuba slowly starts restoring power after island-wide blackout
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Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
Hurricane Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after ...
Hurricane Oscar Downgraded to Tropical Storm After Making Landfall in Cuba
The former Category 1 hurricane has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall Sunday in eastern Cuba.
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Cuba grid collapses again; hurricane heaps on misery
Millions of Cubans awoke on Sunday to find their homes still without power after another partial grid failure overnight, ...
Cuba`s Electrical Grid Collapses for Second Time, Entire Country Again Without Power
CubaDebate, one of the islands state-run media outlets, said Cuba`s grid operator, UNE, had reported at 6:15AM the "total ...