DEVELOPING: Cuba hit with widespread power outage due to Hurricane Ian: operator

Cubans repair a roof in San Juan y Martinez, Pinar del Rio Province, on September 27, 2022 after the passage of Hurricane Ian. – Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday, with the storm prompting mass evacuations and fears it will bring widespread destruction as it heads for the US state of Florida. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP)

Cuba was plunged into darkness on Tuesday by a widespread blackout due to damage to its power network caused by Hurricane Ian, state electricity company Union Electrica said.

The country is “without electrical service,” the company tweeted, after the powerful Category 3 storm slammed into the island nation.

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