Cuba's Power Crisis: Blackout Plunges Millions into Darkness

0:00On March 5th, a massive blackout plunds the western half of Cuba into darkness on Wednesday, knocking out power for millions from Pinar del Rio all. The way to Kamagwe, the trouble started at the Antonio Guterres power plant east of Havana, where a boiler leak forced the shutdown and rippled across the grid. Government officials quickly confirmed the outage and said repair crews are on the job around the clock. One key plan is already back up and running, with leaders meeting to map out restoration steps amid the ongoing energy crunch. Residents face real hardships right away. Like a 63-year-old woman stuck outside with her grandson, unable to get home without lights, food, prep or reliable rides, public transport ground to a halt, leaving folks scrambling. This marks the second major western outage in just three months, the last one dragging on for nearly 12 hours from a transmission line failure. Cuba's woes stem from shrinking oil supplies, hit hard by US moves against Venezuela, create

1:00よう haircut. Workers keep battling to stabilize the national grid, even as fuel rationing and airport closures stretch into March. Cubans are digging in with their usual grid, determined to push through the blockade and blackout to like.