60 percent of Cuba suffers blackouts

Posted on September 9, 2012 • Filed under: Caribbean, Tourist Missing, Tourist Warning

Europapress.es reported that the Cuban government confirmed Monday that the blackout affecting 60 percent of the country, without clarifying the reasons that caused the power outage in nine provinces, the largest of blackouts give almost a decade. “There was an interruption in a transmission line of 220,000 volts between (provinces) Ciego de Avila and Santa Clara, causing damages to the electrical service from Camaguey (the third most populous city located in central Cuba) to Pinar River (the province of the western end of the island), “Industry communicates the Cuban official daily” Granma “. Read Article

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