Cuba edges toward breakdown as power cuts and US meddling push society to brink
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Cuba experienced its third national grid collapse in 10 days, exacerbating an energy crisis driven by a six-month US oil blockade. The US campaign aims to pressure the communist government, but Cuba's infrastructure issues predate the blockade. Growing unrest and fraying tempers suggest society is approaching a breakdown.
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Six-month oil blockade imposed by the US
Cuba is a 777-mile Caribbean island of 9.5 million people.
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The US pressure campaign aims to bring down Cuba's communist government.
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Loaded language removed<p>As Cuba swelters under six-month oil blockade imposed by US, tempers are fraying and unrest is growing</p><p>When Cuba’s national grid collapses, as it did for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, a collective groan spreads across its cities and people wonder, again, whether the island’s antiquated electricity system may soon become unrecoverable.</p><p>The 777-mile Caribbean island of 9.5…
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The US pressure campaign aims to bring down Cuba's communist government.
The GuardianTempers are fraying and unrest is growing in Cuba.
OpinionCuba's electricity system may soon become unrecoverable.
PredictionCuba's national grid collapsed for the third time in 10 days on a Tuesday in July 2026.
The GuardianCuba is a 777-mile Caribbean island of 9.5 million people.
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