Millions of Cubans plunged into darkness as fuel crisis deepens

CUBA: Millions of people were left without power in Cuba on Wednesday – the latest in a string of blackouts to hit the island as it struggles with fuel shortages worsened by pressure from the US.

Two-thirds of the island was plunged into darkness following what officials described as an “unexpected” shutdown at one of the country’s main power plants.

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Cuba’s national electricity company UNE said the blackout affected a vast area stretching from the central province Camaguey to Pinar del Rio in the west, and including the capital, Havana.

Cuba has been hit by a wave of power cuts in recent years, with chronic fuel shortages exacerbated by a US blockade on oil from key ally Venezuela since January.