Cuba has been hit by seven nationwide blackouts since 2024

Cuba has been hit by seven nationwide blackouts since 2024

 Yamil LAGE

Cuban authorities scrambled Sunday to restore power to the island after the second nationwide blackout in less than a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade.

Some parts of Havana began to have power again, but others were still dark early Sunday, a day after the energy ministry reported a "total disconnection" of the national electric system in the country of nearly 10 million people.

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