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October 21, 2024

Cuba Hit by Tropical Storm Oscar as Millions Face Power Blackouts
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Tropical Storm Oscar has slammed into Cuba after barreling through the
Bahamas as a hurricane. Authorities warned of flash flooding, mudslides
and heavy winds as millions in Cuba are already grappling with dayslong
power outages as its precarious electric grid continues to falter. In
recent days the Cuban government attempted unsuccessfully four times to
relaunch its electrical grid. Massachusetts Congressmember Jim Mc Govern
called on the Biden administration to offer assistance to Cuba, posting
on X, "U.S. policy has directly contributed to Cuba's energy problems by
sanctioning ships carrying oil to Cuba & starving the country of foreign
exchange earnings."


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