After multiple blackouts, Cuba restores power to most of Havana [Video]

Cuba’s power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday, even as Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island’s eastern end, downing trees and power lines.

Strong winds raked the region as the storm stalled over land, uprooting banana plants and tearing roofs off homes, according to footage from state-run television. More than 254 millimetres of rain fell in spots, causing landslides and flash floods, and cutting off outlying areas.

Most of Cuba’s eastern tip remained without power and communications in the latest of multiple grid collapses over the past four days.

Energy and Mines Minister Vicente de la O Levy said technicians were working carefully to avoid another electrical collapse given “complex” circumstances.

“The last thing we want is that, as a consequence of a fallen power line, we suffer another collapse of the system,” de la O Levy said.

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