Eastern Cuba faced a catastrophic blow with a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hitting the region on November 10, 2024, piling onto the nation’s recent ordeal with hurricanes and a collapsing power grid. Residents were rattled as the quake, followed by a 5.9 magnitude aftershock, struck near Granma, causing significant infrastructural damage and even triggering landslides in […]
As Hurricane Oscar barrels towards Cuba, the island nation is already experiencing widespread blackouts, leaving millions of residents without electricity. The crisis unfolded when the country’s largest power plant, the Antonio Guiteras facility in Matanzas, failed, cutting off power for over 10 million people. Despite initial restoration efforts, the grid collapsed again, creating an urgent […]
