Cubans gradually got power back on July 7 after the third nationwide power outage since the start of the year, causing mounting despair in the face of an energy collapse precipitated by a U.S. fuel blockade.

Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Monday as it faces an ongoing energy crisis, worsened by an effective US blockade on fuel shipments.

The impoverished island was already struggling to keep the lights on before the US imposed a blockade in January