More than 10 million people in Cuba without power due to new blackout

More than 10 million people in Cuba have been left without electricity as a result of a large-scale blackout.

It was reported by CNN.

The country's state electricity company had previously warned of a power shortage that was expected to reach 1,704 megawatts at peak times on Saturday night.

The previous large-scale blackout in Cuba occurred on March 16. It was the first major outage since the United States began blocking Venezuelan oil supplies to the country.

US. President Donald Trump has repeatedly spoken out about Cuba in recent weeks, declaring the imminent collapse of its communist government.

"You know, all my life I’ve been hearing about United States and Cuba, when will the United States having the honor of taking Cuba? That’s a big honor. Taking Cuba in some form, yeah, taking Cuba — I mean, whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it," the US president said.

What is the situation with electricity in Cuba?

In Havana, electricity is cut off for more than 12 hours a day, and the power system is in a state of "extreme instability". The reason for this was the cessation of oil supplies from Venezuela after the US actions against Nicolas Maduro in January.

Earlier, Donald Trump said that he would be "honored" to capture Cuba and remove the country's current president.

What are the relations between the US and Cuba?

Relations between Cuba and the United States are sharply strained and accompanied by mutual statements and restrictions.

In late January, Donald Trump declared a state of emergency against Cuba and imposed additional duties on countries that supply it with oil, accusing Havana of cooperating with russia, China, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as human rights violations.

In response, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla declared an "international state of emergency" because of the US actions.

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