Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink

Cuba's power grid collapsed for the third time in ten days on Tuesday, leaving the island sweltering without electricity. The Guardian reports Cuba has been under a six-month oil blockade imposed by the US as part of a pressure campaign against its communist government, straining already-fragile infrastructure. With blackouts recurring and unrest growing, concerns are mounting that the island's aging electrical system may become unrecoverable.

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