Power goes out on entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people without electricity
Cubans expressed alarm, with one resident saying it felt as if the country had reached the “bottom of the barrel.”
Cuba gets some electricity back after major power outage left millions in the dark
Cuba's government says some electricity has been restored on the island after one of the country's major power plants failed and left millions without electricity in an outage that started two days earlier.
Cuba’s grid goes offline with massive blackout after major power plant fails
Cuba’s electrical grid went down Friday after one of the island’s major power plants failed, a day after a massive blackout swept across the Caribbean island and with no official estimate for when service will be restored.
Power plant failure triggers blackout across cash-strapped Cuba
Cuba was plunged into a nationwide blackout Friday after the island's biggest power plant failed, the energy ministry said, coming on the heels of weeks of extended outages across the
Cuba`s Electrical Grid Collapses for Second Time, Entire Country Again Without Power
CubaDebate, one of the islands state-run media outlets, said Cuba`s grid operator, UNE, had reported at 6:15AM the "total disconnection of the national electro-energetic system." "The Electric Union is working on its reestablishment,
Cuban electrical collapse causes island-wide blackout, paralyzes economy
A growing energy crisis reached a crescendo Friday, as the country’s main power plant suddenly shut down, cutting off electricity to millions of Cubans.
Cuba's power grid fails, plunging country into darkness
HAVANA − Cuba's national electrical grid shut down on Friday after one of the island's major power plants failed, Cuba's energy ministry said, plunging the entire country into a blackout. The Communist-run government earlier in the day closed schools and non-essential industry and sent most state workers home in a last-ditch effort to keep the lights on for residents.
Cuba Struggles to Restore Power as Islandwide Blackout Persists
Cuba was struggling to restore electricity nationwide on Saturday, more than 24 hours after the failure of one of its largest power plants knocked the entire grid off-line.
Cuba's power grid collapses again - why does this keep happening?
Cuba’s power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.
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Blackout drags on for second day in Cuba
Cuba remained without electricity Saturday as a nationwide power outage dragged on for a second day.
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Power plant failure triggers Cuba blackout
HAVANA — Cuba on Friday was racing to restore electricity after the failure of the island's biggest power plant caused a ...
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Old Havana (Habana Vieja)
Skipping Old Havana is tantamount to missing Parliament if you're in London or the Eiffel Tower if you're in Paris. This picturesque neighborhood is not just iconic to Havana and Cuba, but ...
Cuba power blackout hits ten million people as national emergency declared
Cuba power blackout hits ten million people as national emergency declared - The island’s main energy plant failed on Friday ...
Cuba shuts down schools and workplaces after a mass blackout hits the island
A massive outage left millions of Cubans without power and prompted the government Friday to implement emergency measures to ...
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Getting Around Havana, Cuba
to the city's center (Old Havana – located about 15 miles north) is by taxi, which can be found outside the airport terminal. There are direct flights from the U.S. to Cuba. Alaska Airlines ...