Cubans struggle as power not fully restored days after blackout and hurricane hits island

Associated Press

HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans are waiting in anguish as electricity on much of the island has yet to be restored days after an island-wide blackout. Their concerns are also raised as Hurricane Oscar first made landfall in the southeastern Bahamas and then slammed into Cuba’s coast. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said in a press conference he hopes the country’s electricity grid will be restored on Monday or Tuesday morning. He also recognized that Oscar, which hit the island Sunday evening, will bring “an additional inconvenience” to Cuba’s recovery since it will touch a “strong region of (electricity) generation.” Key Cuban power plants are located in the area.