Cuba’s national electric grid has collapsed, leaving around 10 million people without power. The blackout plunged Havana into darkness and left streets illuminated only by car headlights and rechargeable lamps.
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Sparse traffic passed through dimly lit roads, while residents grappled with the challenges of daily life on top of water, food and fuel shortages. The power cut followed a series of prolonged outages in Cuba, where an ageing generation system and fuel shortages have strained the grid, while the government said recent US pressure and reduced Venezuelan oil supplies had deepened the crisis.
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