Blackout Leaves Millions in Cuba Without Power as US Oil Pressure Mounts
Millions in Cuba face prolonged blackouts amid dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from the US. Explore the economic crisis behind the outages.
The western half of Cuba has been plunged into darkness, leaving millions in the capital city of Havana and beyond without power. This latest blackout is the latest in a series of major outages to hit the island nation, which is struggling with dwindling oil reserves and facing escalating pressure from the United States.
Cuba's economic crisis, which has been exacerbated by decades of economic sanctions from the US, has taken a significant toll on the country's energy infrastructure. With limited access to vital oil shipments, the island's power grid has become increasingly unstable, leading to frequent and prolonged blackouts that disrupt the daily lives of millions of Cubans.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: The Guardian
