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Protests break out in Havana over power cuts

May 13, 2026 11:56 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: A man walks on a street in the rain as Cuba reconnected its electrical grid across much of the island, according to the Energy and Mines Ministry, following a nationwide blackout that left about 10 million people without electricity, in Havana

May ‌13 (Reuters) - ​Scattered ​protests ‌broke out in ⁠multiple ‌neighborhoods in Cuba's ‌capital Havana on ​Wednesday ⁠evening, with hundreds ​of residents banging pots ​against frequent ‌power cuts ⁠despite a ⁠strong police ​presence, according to a Reuters ‌witness.

(Reporting ‌by ⁠Dave ‌Sherwood; Editing ​by Muralikumar ‌Anantharaman)



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