US EditionCuba Scrambles to Restore Power as Trump Threatens Takeover
A U.S. oil blockade and aging infrastructure have caused widespread blackouts affecting 11 million people, with emergency measures and protests reported, officials said.
- On Monday, Cuba's aging electrical grid collapsed, leaving about 11 million people without power as the state-owned grid operator said crews were working to restore it.
- Officials point to an effective U.S. oil blockade after Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said no oil shipments had arrived for three months.
- Hospitals have cut services and trash is piling across neighborhoods as the Cuban government announced emergency measures including reduced school hours and postponed events.
- Residents in Morón protested on Saturday over blackouts, with airlines including Air Canada halting flights until November 1.
- Monday, the U.S. President said Cuba is in 'deep trouble' and The New York Times reported the demand is Díaz-Canel's ouster, citing four people.
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Mittelstand Cafend.DerTag / nd.DieWoche [Newsroom]Berlin (ots) - The coincidence of the events on Monday evening leaves nothing to be guessed: nationwide power failure in Cuba and battle announcement from the USA. While Cuba has been full of half a dozen total power failures since October 2024 ... Read more here...Original content of: nd.DerTag / nd.DieWoche, transmitted by news aktuell
Cuba’s power grid fails as Trump lays claim to island
What happenedCuba’s aging electrical grid collapsed Monday, leaving the island nation of some 11 million people without power amid a U.S. oil blockade. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel last week blamed the U.S. embargo for Cuba’s economic problems, saying no oil shipments had arrived for three months. But in a national broadcast, he acknowledged for the first time that his government was in talks with the Trump administration to “identify the b…
Cuba continues to struggle with nationwide power grid failures. Meanwhile, Trump expresses his plans for the Caribbean state.
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