Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, affected by massive blackout
Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, were left without electricity this Wednesday due to a failure in the national grid, in an already tense context due to the acute economic crisis on the island, aggravated by the energy blockade imposed by the United States. AFP Cuba's electrical grid regularly suffers supply cuts due to aging [...]
TL;DR
- Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, experienced a massive power outage.
- The outage was caused by a failure in the national electrical grid.
- This adds to the island's existing severe economic crisis.
- The energy blockade imposed by the United States is cited as an aggravating factor.