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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Jamie Calder

US blockade forces island-wide blackout in Cuba for second time this week

People spend time walking on the Malecón seawall during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Friday, July 10 (Image: AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

CUBA faced an island-wide blackout for the second time this week on Friday as the nation of nearly 10 million people grapples with a crumbling power grid and fuel shortages stemming from a US energy blockade.

While total blackouts have become increasingly common in the Caribbean country, it is unusual for back-to-back ones to hit just days apart.

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