The outage follows two days of peak-hour power shortages across the island that exceeded 55% of the country's energy deficit.
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Electrical failures due to ageing infrastructure, hurricanes and a struggling economy have prompted widespread protests.
Massive power outage hits Cuba's western region after transmission line fails ...
Massive power outage hits Cuba's western region after transmission line fails ...
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A blackout has hit the western half of Cuba, including Havana, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid ...
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