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Story summary
- Cuba's Ministry of Energy and Mines announced a total grid collapse that left about 9 million people without power.
- The collapse followed failures in western transmission lines and was aggravated by unstable weather.
- By dusk officials restored power to roughly 5% of Havana customers, about 862,000 accounts.
- Blackouts halted transportation, cut work hours and cancelled flights, disrupting cooking, water, internet and telephone services.
