Residents in Havana, Cuba, who had been sitting in darkness for the better part of a day, poured into the streets on Wednesday night. They blocked roads with burning rubbish, erected barricades, and shouted at the government to turn the lights back on. By Thursday, the blackouts had encompassed the island in the latest round of nationwide shutdowns. Some areas are reporting power losses lasting 24 hours a day, with the capital enduring outages stretching beyond 22 hours.
Cuba is facing growing protests as its strained power grid leads to blackouts of up to 22 hours, while the U.S. increases pressure on the government to make “fundamental changes.” pic.twitter.com/mR8FZmMFgS
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