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Cuban power grid collapses for fourth time as hurricane arrives

Havana, Cuba CNN — Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba Sunday has impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, as fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid have failed. In the capital city of Havana early Monday, people were seen outdoors in poor lighting, a few playing dominoes to kill …

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Egypt Independent October 22, 2024

Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout amid worsening energy crisis

CNN — Cuba suffered a second nationwide blackout Saturday morning, hours after officials said power was being slowly restored. “At 6:15 am a new total outage occurred of the national electroenergetic system,” a post on the Cuba Electrical Union’s official Telegram channel said. “The Electric Union is working to reestablish it.” Previously Cuban officials said …

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Egypt Independent October 19, 2024

At least 10 Cuban migrants die after truck overturns in Mexico, officials say

Mexico City CNN — At least 10 Cuban migrants died and 17 others were injured when the truck they were traveling in overturned in southern Mexico on Sunday, Mexican authorities say. The truck was “irregularly” transporting 27 Cuban nationals on the Pijijiapan-Tonalá highway in the southern state of Chiapas when the accident occurred, Mexico’s National …

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Egypt Independent October 2, 2023

Cuba fuel shortages spark fistfights, queues and holiday cutbacks

Havana, Cuba CNN — As the gas lines grow longer, tempers in Cuba are growing shorter. Since mid-April, Cuba has been beset with its most dire fuel shortages in years, prompting comparisons to the severe disruptions Cubans suffered after the fall of the Soviet Union. Lines stretch for blocks even at gas stations where there …

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Egypt Independent May 2, 2023

After Hurricane Ian left Cuba in the dark, protestors took to the streets. Now the government is set to charge them

CNN – Protestors in Cuba who have been taking to the streets after Hurricane Ian damaged the island’s already faltering power grid could face criminal charges, Cuba’s Attorney General’s office said Saturday. In a note published in the island’s communist party newspaper, Granma, prosecutors said they were investigating cases of arson and vandalism of state …

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Egypt Independent October 17, 2022