Crisis in Cuba: Power Failures Amidst Looming Hurricane

Cuba's electrical grid faced multiple failures amidst an approaching hurricane, leaving millions without power. Efforts to restore services were hindered by deteriorating infrastructure and external factors such as fuel shortages and embargoes. Social unrest has emerged as protests occurred over prolonged outages and resource shortages.

Cuba faced another setback on Sunday as its electrical grid collapsed for the fourth time in 48 hours, leaving millions in the dark as a hurricane approached. The government had been making progress in restoring power, but the persistent outages compounded existing resource shortages.

Amidst this crisis, Cuba's energy ministry launched immediate restoration efforts while warning residents of potential complications due to Hurricane Oscar. The storm brought strong winds and rains, prompting school closures and restricting non-essential work.

Rising frustrations led to small protests in Havana as outages continued. The government attributes these blackouts to aging infrastructure and the U.S. embargo, while also facing reduced fuel imports from key suppliers, adding pressure to the situation.

(With inputs from agencies.)