Havana, Oct 19, 2024 (AFP) - Electricity blackout puts Cubans on edge

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2024-10-19

Cuban Tania Ramirez walks alone along Havana's famous Malecon promenade to relieve the stress wrought by the massive blackout that has plunged the entire island into darkness. "I feel very disappointed, frustrated and hopeless," said the 39-year-old housewife. "It's not only the lack of electricity but also of gas and water," she told AFP, 11 hours after the unplanned shutdown of Cuba's main thermal power plant triggered the collapse of the count......

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