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Storm causes at least 6 deaths in Cuba, where a long power outage is raising tempers By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and MILEXSY DURAN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's capital remained largely paralyzed on Monday and the rest of the island braced for the fourth night of a massive blackout that has generated a handful of small protests and a stern ...
HAVANA — The electricity went out Friday in Cuba, affecting the entire island's population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry.. On ...
Photos show aftermath of Hurricane Rafael in Cuba A man pushes a scooter as Hurricane Rafael passes by Havana, Cuba, Nov. 6, 2024. A tourist from China tries to hold his umbrella as Hurricane ...
Cuban state media put the death toll from the disaster at three people, in a post on X. ... said more than 850,000 housing structures in Cuba were in need of maintenance and repair, and said the ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom states that the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County could become the worst natural disaster in American history "in terms of the scale and scope", amid current estimated damages of more than US$135 billion. (The Independent) The death toll from the wildfires increases to 24.
December 4 – 2024 Cuba blackout: The entire national power grid affecting more than 10 million citizens fails after the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant collapses again. [12] December 30 – Raul Ernesto Cruz, a Salvadoran national convicted for his role in the 1997 Cuba hotel bombings, is released after serving a 30-year prison sentence ...
Cuban authorities struggled to return power to the island on Thursday morning after Hurricane Rafael knocked out the country`s electrical grid, leaving 10 million people in the dark. The grid ...
On 17 March and 18 March 2024, blackouts alongside a poor harvest and food shortages [29] [6] [30] caused [7] [8] widespread protests primarily in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba's second largest city, during which three people were arrested. [5] [31] Cuba accused the government of the United States of stirring up unrest, an accusation that the United ...