Disaster● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 5:59 PM
Cuba works to restore power after another major nationwide blackout
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · South America
The outage marks at least the sixth one this year after a United States-imposed energy blockade went into effect.
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text. How we score stories.
GlobeAlert context
What the desk knows about this story
Threat level
2 Elevated
Scored from severity, scale, escalation potential and source agreement. Below the alert threshold.
Sources
1 publisher
Single-source so far. Treat details as unconfirmed until more publishers report.
Category
Disaster
Not flagged as developing.
South America theater · last 7 days
steady · 1 in the last 24h636
events logged
84
risk index / 100
Wildfires 600Attacks & Assaults 16Earthquakes 8Kidnappings 3Rocket Launches 2
- taipeitimes.comKidnappings · Venezuela · 21h ago
- Buckeye cosmic trap shooting joe fossShootings · Colombia · 1d ago
- Suspect odessa hotel shooting has been arrestedShootings · Venezuela · 1d ago
More in Disaster
Disaster11m agoWhat to do if an explosion occurs near your home? These are the recommendations from Civil ProtectionInfobae · ArgentinaDisaster12m agoCold front 6 in Mexico: these are the states that will have rain, strong winds and sub-zero temperaturesInfobae · ArgentinaDisaster13m agoU.S. Transportation Department is determining whether a nationwide ground stop was caused by faulty wiring or user errorNY Post · United StatesDisaster42m agoUp to 150 mm of rain expected on Vancouver IslandRadio-Canada · Canada