Some of Cuba's power grid slowly flickers on after back-to-back nationwide blackouts

Cuba's government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, including to hospitals and parts of the capital Havana, after state-run media earlier reported the national grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours.

Some of Cuba's power grid slowly flickers on after back-to-back nationwide blackouts
A person cooks on a stove amid a blackout as another person standing in the doorway uses a mobile phone's flashlight to illuminate the kitchen.

Cuba's government said on Saturday it had made some progress in gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, including to hospitals and parts of the capital Havana, after state-run media earlier reported the national grid had collapsed for a second time in 24 hours.