Cuba: Ninth nationwide blackout in six months due to fuel shortage
Cuba suffers its fourth nationwide blackout in under six months.
Published 1j1 sourceImportantupdated 1j
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The fact
The island, deprived of Russian deliveries since March, has exhausted its crude oil reserves.
9.6 million inhabitants are affected by these recurring outages.
Why it matters
La répétition des coupures électriques aggrave la crise économique et humanitaire à Cuba, dépendante des importations de pétrole russe bloquées par les sanctions américaines.