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Cuba experienced a second nationwide blackout in less than a week, leaving the island without electricity across multiple regions. The repeated outages reflect the country's ongoing energy crisis, driven by aging infrastructure, fuel shortages, and limited capacity at power generation facilities. Such widespread blackouts disrupt daily life for millions of Cubans, affecting hospitals, businesses, water services, and transportation. Cuba has struggled for years to maintain its electrical grid amid economic constraints and international sanctions that limit access to fuel and spare parts. The frequency of these outages underscores the severity of Cuba's infrastructure challenges and has increasingly sparked public frustration on the island.
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