Just hours after United States (US) President Donald Trump threatened to take over the weakened island nation, the country suffered a nationwide blackout.
Dozens of Cubans gathered on the streets, banging pots and pans in central Havana to protest against the widespread blackout that has left around 10 million people without power.
The country’s grid operator attributed the collapse to a US, imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island’s already obsolete generation system.
Several small groups of residents across Havana have in recent days protested against extended blackouts.
The series of widespread outages that last for hours or days sparked a rare violent protest in northern Cuba on Saturday.
Similar protests have emerged in cities such as Moron and Santiago de Cuba, underscoring growing public frustration over the government’s handling of the crisis.
–SABC–
