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Story summary
- A western Cuba blackout left millions without power from Pinar del Rio to Camaguey, confirmed by the Electric Union and attributed to a leak at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant.
- Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz expressed confidence that restoration efforts would succeed.
- Vicente de la O Levy noted that one power plant remained operational.
- Dwindling oil reserves and U.S. sanctions are tightening fuel supplies, causing public buses to stop running.
