Tag: Cuba
Electricity was restored to Havana, but widespread power outages continued in other parts of Cuba | News in brief
Outside of Havana, the situation was darker on Tuesday, and several areas were still without electricity. Most of the residents of Havana, the capital of Cuba, were able to enjoy…
Six dead in storm in blackout-hit Cuba
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Waves crash over the boardwalk in the Cuban capital of Havana in the wake of Hurricane Oscar. Photo: Ramon Espinosa/AP/TT At least six people have…
Six people died in Cuba as a result of hurricane Oscar | News in brief
Oscar landed in Cuba early on Monday Finnish time. Shortly after landfall, the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm. President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel told early Tuesday morning Finnish time…
Power outages in Cuba – “long bread lines”
Updated 23.14 | Published 23.10 share-arrowShare unsaveSave Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba, which has power outages in large parts of the country. Now the residents are protesting by banging on pans…
Continued blackout in Cuba – hurricane Oscar moves in
Millions of people were left without power when Cuba’s electricity grid was shut down on Friday after one of the island’s largest power plants broke down. Since then, the power…
Hurricane Oscar made landfall in Cuba | News in brief
In the country, the category 1 hurricane has weakened to a storm. Hurricane Oscar has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves over eastern Cuba. Thunder, rain and localized…
Cuba’s electricity grid collapsed again | News in brief
Repairs to the electricity grid are being made difficult by hurricane Oscar, which made landfall in the eastern parts of the country early on Monday. Cuban Ministry of Energy according…
dilapidated infrastructure and fuel shortages keep Cuba in the dark
Since October 18, Cuba has been plunged into darkness. Power outages have continued since Friday and are depriving the vast majority of the island’s 10 million inhabitants of electricity. Despite…
Hurricane Oscar is approaching Cuba, which is suffering from power outages | News in brief
Repairs to the power grid that collapsed in Cuba have continued as Hurricane Oscar approaches the island nation. According to the US National Hurricane Center, Oscar is expected to make…
A large part of the inhabitants of Cuba still without electricity | News in brief
All of Cuba lost electricity on Friday due to a fault in the country’s largest power plant. In Cuba, efforts have been made to restore electricity after the outage that…