Millions in Cuba were plunged into darkness on Wednesday due to an unexpected shutdown at a major power plant, exacerbating an ongoing fuel crisis on the island.

• Two-thirds of the island lost power, affecting vast areas including the capital, Havana.
• The outage was attributed to a breakdown at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant.
• This comes amid chronic fuel shortages worsened by US pressure and sanctions impacting oil shipments from Venezuela.