06 jul 2026
Cuba suffers third nationwide blackout in six months
The impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before the US imposed a blockade in January Cuba on Monday suffered its third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, the state electricity company said. The impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before US president Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade in January, which has depleted the already dwindling supply of fuel for Cuba’s power plants.
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People in Cuba already faced an ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis, largely due to a US blockade.
al jazeeraCuba has suffered a nationwide blackout after the country's national electricity grid collapsed.
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