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Amid successive energy blackouts, frustration grows in cut-off Cuba

Cubans protested energy blackouts by banging pots and pans on August 3 after the sixth nationwide power outage of the year. Adverse weather disrupted power restoration, causing food spoilage, reduced treated drinking water, and compromised public services.

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