Cuba loses power across nation for third time this year
An island-wide blackout hit nearly 10 million residents in Cuba for the third time in 6 months, on Monday.
![Exhausted Cubans endure blackout as Havana slowly gets power back [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783399764.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
An island-wide blackout hit nearly 10 million residents in Cuba for the third time in 6 months, on Monday.
![Exhausted Cubans endure blackout as Havana slowly gets power back [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783399764.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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