Cuba Struggles to Restore Electricity, Order Amid Mounting Woes

  • Back-to-back earthquakes hit island on heels of hurricane
  • Regime makes arrests after protesters denounce blackouts
A man walks on a darkened street due to a blackout after hurricane Rafael in Havana, on Nov. 6.Photographer: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images
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Cuba’s challenges are multiplying after two earthquakes rattled the island as it struggles to restore power and recover from a major hurricane.

Electrical workers were still attempting to bring parts of the grid back online Monday after the lights went out across the country last week when Hurricane Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 storm.