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A failure at a central power plant cuts electricity in Cuba, leaving over ten million people without power.
2025-03-14

Another round of blackouts in Cuba leave millions of households without power. The energy ministry says that it is prioritizing restoring electricity to hospitals and water pumping facilities.
2024-12-4

Two people are killed and more than 570,000 people are without power when a bomb cyclone makes landfall over the West Coast of the United States and British Columbia, Canada.
2024-11-20

Cuba experiences a nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Artemisa Province.
2024-11-7

A nationwide power outage occurs in Cuba following a critical failure at the Antonio Guiteras power station in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas Province.
2024-10-18

Sites near the Indonesia Hospital are hit with Israeli bombardment. Electricity at the hospital is expected to be cut off soon due to the short supply of fuel.
2023-11-8

Widespread flooding and power outages are reported as Idalia makes landfall in Cuba.
2023-08-29

Two people are confirmed dead in Cuba because of the hurricane, and the island temporarily loses electricity from the damage caused.
2022-09-28

Firefighters in Cuba bring a catastrophic fire at an oil terminal in Matanzas under control after it burned out of control for five consecutive days, destroying 40% of the country's main fuel storage facility and causing widespread blackouts.
2022-08-9

The United States departments of Commerce and Treasury announce removal of a series of restrictions on Americans traveling to and doing business with Cuba effective September 21, 2015. The U.S. economic embargo, itself, remains in place until Congress acts.
2015-09-18