New nationwide power outage hits
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New nationwide power outage hits Cuba

For the second time this week, all of Cuba has been hit by a power outage, according to the country's energy ministry.

Power began to go out in buildings in Havana around 6:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, just before darkness fell across the country. Work is underway to fix the problem.

US sanctions and a blockade of oil from Venezuela have deepened authoritarian Cuba's energy and economic crisis.

President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated a little over a week ago that the island nation had not received any oil deliveries for over three months.

On Saturday, aid shipments from 120 organizations began arriving in Cuba.

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