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Massive Cuba Blackouts Hit as Raul Castro Indictment Shakes Regime
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May 20, 2026
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2:18Now PlayingWidespread blackouts continued across Cuba as fuel shortages pushed the island’s power grid into a “critical state,” leaving large parts of Havana without electricity. The crisis comes as dissidents celebrated a federal indictment against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, with some hoping that mounting unrest, food shortages, and power outages could accelerate the collapse of the communist regime.
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