Cuba hit with fifth blackout in less than a year with 10m people in the dark

Grid failure follows string of nationwide blackouts that plunged antiquated power system into near-total disarray

Emergency crews were working to restore power to 10 million people on Wednesday as Cuba suffered its fifth nationwide blackout in under a year, the energy ministry announced.

“There has been a total disconnection of the electric system,” the energy ministry and National Electric Union said early on Wednesday.