Power failure in Cuba: darkness and anger in the middle of the crisis!

Power failure in Cuba: darkness and anger in the middle of the crisis!

Havanna, Kuba - The lights went out in Cuba - the whole country is in the dark! Because of a massive power failure that began after the failure of an important power plant on Friday morning, the population is in the dark and in the heat without electricity. In the capital Havana, where power failures are usually less common, citizens complain about hours of switching off - a shocking situation, while the need for energy in the high season is at the maximum. People gather in front of their houses or on the streets, since only hotels and hospitals are illuminated with generators.

The government under Prime Minister Manuel Marrero tries to control the crisis and took measures to save electricity and fuel. In the meantime, President Miguel Díaz-Canel blames the US sanctions for the energy crisis and emphasizes that they make it difficult to import Cuba to import necessary resources. The situation is tense because many Cubans have fled the country in the past two years. The creeping catastrophe is reminiscent of the last island -wide power failure according to Hurricane Ian, which led many households in the dark for days and led to small protests. More information about this dramatic development can be found www.radioeuskirchen.de .