Cuban neighbourhoods plunged into darkness as power grid fails to cope | The World | ABC NEWS

5 months ago The News Room

Cuba is in the midst of a profound energy crisis, with some households seeing blackouts for more than 20 hours a day. They’re being blamed on fuel shortages and an ageing power grid, as well as damage left in the wake of October’s Hurricane Melissa. Rebecca Johnston reports.

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