BBC in Cuba as island plunged into darkness

More than 10 million people are enduring power cuts after Cuba's national electrical grid collapsed again.

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The Caribbean island has been hit with several blackouts this month, as a result of a US fuel blockade that cuts off the foreign oil imports needed to keep power stations running.

The Communist-run country has an ageing electricity infrastructure and chronic fuel shortages.

The BBC's Will Grant reports from the capital Havana.

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