Cuba's Electrical Grid Suffers Total Collapse in Latest Nationwide Blackout

Cuba's electrical grid suffered a total collapse on Monday, its power operator confirmed — the first such failure since the US cut off the flow of oil to the island. The blackout is the latest in a series of nationwide power outages in recent years.

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