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Cuba’s massive power outage extends into the weekend
Restoration has begun, but it’s unclear how long it will take.
Blackouts have been a recurring problem for Cuba’s aging power grid, the New York Times reported, noting the country has lacked fuel to run the gird fully for weeks. The night before, officials had asked residents to curb their electricity use and announced that schools and nonessential businesses would close, The Washington Post reports. The country’s energy emergency is the result of US sanctions making it difficult to import fuel, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on X on Thursday.
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