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Millions of Cubans lose power after grid fails

Cuba said it was making headway restoring service after multiple false starts, though millions of people remained without electricity more than two days after the grid's initial collapse.

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Millions of Cubans lose power after grid fails

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  1. Millions of Cubans lose power after grid fails

  2. A woman sits outside with her parrot as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  3. A man cleans his vintage car during a blackout as the country's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, according to Cuba's energy and mines ministry, in the latest setback to the government's efforts to restore power to the island, in Havana, Cuba October 20. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  4. People stand in the street at night as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  5. People look from their balconies at the street as Cuba suffers a third major setback in restoring power to the island, with millions still in the dark, in Havana, Cuba, October 20. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  6. A woman sits in the doorway of her home as her husband organises his medications, after state-run media earlier on Saturday reported the national grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours, in Havana, Cuba, October 19.   REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  7. Cuban police and military stand next to debris used to block a street during a protest against a blackout, after opening the street up to traffic, in Havana, Cuba, October 19. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  8. Residents sit outside their homes, after state-run media earlier on Saturday reported the national grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours, in Havana, Cuba, October 19. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  9. Cars drive on Havana's seafront boulevard Malecon as the country's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, in the latest setback to the government's efforts to restore power to the island, in Havana, Cuba, October 20. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  10. Oney Machado and Diana Machado sit in the house as Cuba suffers a third major setback in restoring power to the island, with millions still in the dark, in Havana, Cuba, October 20. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  11. Yeslandys Carrion sits outside his house, after state-run media reported earlier on Saturday that the national energy grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours, in Havana, Cuba, October 19. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  12. People walk in the street at night as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  13. A man stands in an office as Cuba's government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, in Havana, Cuba, October 19. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  14. Men stand and sit near pictures of late Cuban President Fidel Castro, as Cuba's government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, in Havana, Cuba, October 19. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  15. Nurys Orihuela sits at her home watching her children rest, after state-run media reported earlier on Saturday that the national energy grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours, in Havana, Cuba, October 19. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  16. People walk in the street at night as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  17. A woman prepares food with the aid of a cell phone light as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  18. People gather in the street at night as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  19. People gather in the passageway of a building as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  20. People transport an item along the street as Cuba suffers a third major setback in restoring power to the island, with millions still in the dark, in Havana, Cuba, October 20. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  21. People sit outside as Cuba suffers a third major setback in restoring power to the island, with millions still in the dark, in Havana, Cuba, October 20. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  22. A woman walks her dogs near a street lamp as Cuba's government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, in Havana, Cuba October 19. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

  23. People walk in the street at night as Cuba is hit by an island-wide blackout, in Havana, Cuba, October 18. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

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