Cuba power crisis worsens after another grid collapse

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Cuba faced another nationwide blackout on September 18, leaving millions without electricity after the country’s power grid collapsed. Authorities said a transmission-line failure triggered the outage, while unstable weather further affected the system. The blackout comes amid a deepening energy crisis marked by fuel shortages, aging infrastructure and repeated power cuts.

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