The Caribbean Island of Cuba is again suffering from blackouts that are causing havoc for the country's nearly ten million residents and the wider economy. Cuba only produces 40% of the fuel it needs and is struggling to receive shipments due to US restrictions. A Russian delivery of 730,000…
HAVANA — Most nights, Frank Alfonso sleeps on the roof to escape the suffocating heat during Havana's increasingly frequent blackouts. But on Friday afternoon, the rain arrived just as Cuba's national grid collapsed, leaving him without even that respite from the island’s dire energy crisis.
Frank Alfonso, 39, sits on a mattress on the roof of a building to keep cool on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality in Havana.
Maria Teresa Marti, 32, peels a mango for her children on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality in Havana.
Streets in Havana are empty on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid remains down during the second total blackout in a week and the fourth this year.
Lazaro Herrera, 26, carries his backup power supply to charge it on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality in Havana.
Residents and neighbors of an apartment building in Havana gather in a street on Saturday to watch the World Cup on a television connected to a power generator as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality.
The Caribbean Island of Cuba is again suffering from blackouts that are causing havoc for the country's nearly ten million residents and the w…
Maria Teresa Marti, 32, peels a mango for her children on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality in Havana.
Streets in Havana are empty on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid remains down during the second total blackout in a week and the fourth this year.
Residents and neighbors of an apartment building in Havana gather in a street on Saturday to watch the World Cup on a television connected to a power generator as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality.
Lazaro Herrera, 26, carries his backup power supply to charge it on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality in Havana.
Frank Alfonso, 39, sits on a mattress on the roof of a building to keep cool on Saturday as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality in Havana.
