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brooklynite

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Tue Sep 27, 2022, 10:43 PM Sep 2022

Cuba is in a nation-wide blackout, state media says

Source: CNN

Cuba is experiencing a nationwide blackout, according to state media.

Officials said Hurricane Ian, which wreaked havoc in western Cuba on Tuesday, caused the power outage.

In a social media posting, Cuba’s state-run National Electric System said the current output for the island nation of 11 million people was at zero percent.

Officials said they hope to begin restoring power late Tuesday or early Wednesday.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-ian-updates-today-09-27-22/h_2b71393b967b9d6824036cb996b18b55
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Cuba is in a nation-wide blackout, state media says (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2022 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #1
I tuned in to Radio Havana Cuba on the shortwave radio last night & it as off the air. nt yaesu Sep 2022 #2
Yay! Mission accomplished. People are made to suffer. Marcus IM Sep 2022 #3
People are suffering and dying, and Rethugs are doing nothing. clementine613 Sep 2022 #4

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