On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a “complete disconnection” of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.
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A sweeping power blackout leaves most of Chile in darkness
Internet and mobile phone services blinkered offline. People complained of water shortages as pumps stopped working. Emergency generators helped hospitals and government offices continue operating.
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Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout
Lights returned to households as well as to Puerto Rico’s hospitals, water plants and sewage facilities after the massive outage that exposed the persistent electricity problems plaguing the island.
