Millions without power as Cuba hit by latest major blackout

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Cuba is experiencing widespread power outages, with millions affected, as fuel shortages worsen. Residents report increasingly frequent blackouts, with some experiencing days without electricity, impacting daily life and leading to protests. Havana attributes the fuel crisis and sanctions to the Trump administration, which has implemented a pressure campaign against the island. Venezuela, a regional ally, previously supplied significant oil but has had its own supplies cut off. The US has also threatened tariffs and seized oil shipments to Havana.

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Havana residents are experiencing frequent and prolonged power outages.

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Venezuela's oil shipments to Cuba have been significantly reduced.

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Repeated blackouts have led to rare protests in Cuba.

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Millions are without power in Cuba due to a major blackout.

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Cuba blames its fuel crisis on US sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.

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"Lately, it's becoming a habit," Havana resident Frank Lorenzo told news agency Reuters on Friday."Before it happened less frequently - once a month… just yesterday we were 24 hours without electricity, they turned it on for just an hour and it went down again.""It's one thing after another: no water, no gas for cooking, no electricity," 36-year-old schoolteacher Lidia Fernandez told news agency AFP. "Honestly, I don't know how we haven't gone crazy."Francisco Rodriguez, 78, said his home had already gone without power for 28 hours on Friday and feared he would not have light "for several days".The repeated blackouts have prompted rare protests in Cuba, where unauthorised demonstrations are illegal and those who defy the ban risk being jailed.Havana has blamed its fuel crisis on the Trump administration and denounced all of its sanctions - including a new round announced in August - which are part of a wider pressure campaign against the Caribbean island's leadership.Cuba's regional ally Venezuela was believed to have sent it around 35,000 barrels of oil a day - about half of its oil needs - until Venezuela's own supplies were cut off following the US seizure of its President Nicolás Maduro in January. US President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on countries shipping oil to Havana, and a number of such shipments have been seized by the US.

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