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Sixth National Blackout Hits Over Nine Million Cubans Amid Energy Crisis

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Cuba is experiencing its sixth national blackout in just a year, leaving more than nine million people without electricity as the country's entire electrical system collapsed. Residents are expressing deep frustration with officials who claim they cannot cope any longer while facing slow death by power cuts amidst an ongoing US blockade and renewed threats of military intervention from Donald Trump.

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    A total national blackout affected over nine million people in Cuba on March 17.
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    This marks the sixth major power outage occurring within a period of just one and half years, indicating an ongoing energy crisis.
March 25 A new national blackout in Cuba leaves more than nine million people without electricity, marking the sixth major outage to occur within a year and half.
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Cuba is experiencing a new national blackout, marking the sixth in just over eighteen months.

— [Mar 16, 20:59] Cuba sufre un nuevo apagón total (Rss.libertaddigital.com)

"We can't go on anymore; they are slowly killing us."

— (Cuba) [Mar 17, 04:38]

A new national blackout in Cuba leaves more than nine million people without power.

— [Lopezdoriga]

"Social discontent is increasing" amid the sixth nationwide outage of this year and a half

— (Cuba) [Mar 17, 04:38]

A new national blackout in Cuba leaves more than nine million people without power.

— [Lopezdoriga]