The Cuban authorities reported that on Saturday evening, just before midnight, they failed to restore electricity supplies to the entire island for the third time. Millions of people have been living without electricity since Friday after the failure of Cuba's largest power plant. Only 20 percent the country regained access to electricity on Sunday.
Authorities Cuba reported that on Saturday evening, just before midnight, they had thwarted efforts to restore electricity to the island for the third time. Millions of people have lost power, and the government still has doubts when power supplies will be restored.
Cuba's power grid it first collapsed around noon on Friday after the closure of the island's largest power plant. The network collapsed again on Saturday morning, state media reported.
Electricity in every fifth house
According to the management of the state-owned company Union Electrica de Cuba (UNE), responsible for electricity supplies on the island, electricity was restored on Sunday more than 40 hours after Cuba's total energy paralysis.
The UNE authorities admit that the resumption of electricity supplies only applies to part of the country. They estimate that power had been restored to about 20% by Sunday morning. Cuban households.
However, the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Energy, Lazaro Guerra Hernandez, stipulated that with the hurricane approaching the eastern part of Cuba Oscar further difficulties in power transmission may occur.
The situation of the Cubans may be worsened by Hurricane Oscar
According to meteorologists, the element approaching the Caribbean island is expected to bring winds blowing at speeds of over 130 km per hour and heavy rainfall.
Cuba's civil defense appealed to the island's population to carefully follow the weather services' announcements in connection with the approaching hurricane Oscar. It is expected that it may reach the Holguin province, located in the north-east of the island, on Sunday.
The Cuban authorities also expect the situation to worsen in the metropolitan area of ​​Havana, the country's capital, which has been flooded with water since Wednesday after heavy rains.
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