Patrick Oppmann CNN

CNN International Correspondent & Havana Bureau Chief

[Patrick Oppmann CNN @CNN_Oppmann]

Three island-wide blackouts already this month have brought many Cubans to the limit of what they can endure, my latest story. https://t.co/QkZAa8wNDF

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US-Cuba tensions hit new boiling point, my story. https://t.co/PK9MUO2ABE

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A nationwide power outage in Cuba (again) took place Friday afternoon.

[Unión Eléctrica de Cuba @OSDE_UNE]

⚠️ #EnEsteMomento || Ourrió una desconexión total del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional. De inmediato se investiga la causa y se activan los protocolos para el restablecimiento.

👉 Continuaremos informando.

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What night looks like now in Havana as blackouts stretch for days and Cubans are increasingly worn down by the worsening crisis.

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Just in: per supporters Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara has been freed and is traveling to Miami.

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Just in: well-known dissident and artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara expected to travel to US tomorrow to go into exile after being jailed following July 11 protests in Cuba, per US embassy official.

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Once again Cuba’s national power grid collapsed on Tuesday…

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Just in: for the second time in a week Cuba’s power grid has collapsed.

[Patrick Oppmann CNN @CNN_Oppmann]

On Havana’s Malecón tonight during the latest nationwide blackout.

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Cuba's electrical grid collapses again as it faces an ongoing energy crisis and US blockade on fuel shipments. https://t.co/lqJCOBJOAP

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I am at Jose Marti Airport and with latest nationwide blackout generators are going on and off and people having trouble getting their bags. Most of the rest of the island expected to be in total darkness for hours if not days.

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Just in: Cuba’s nationwide grid has again collapsed today.

[Unión Eléctrica de Cuba @OSDE_UNE]

🔴 #AHORA || Ocurre una desconexión total del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional. Se investigan las causas.

Se continuará informando al respecto.

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“There’s no tourists.” Our report from an eerily abandoned Havana. https://t.co/xKjk1IeLRr

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Cuba without tourists… our story on how increased US sanctions and the oil blockade has crippled Cuba’s already ailing tourism sector.

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Someone will have to tell me what was announced at the special meeting of Cuba’s National Assembly to revitalize the island’s economy as the power just went out at our office.

[Patrick Oppmann CNN @CNN_Oppmann]

Where I live in Havana it’s now been 29 hours without any power. Batteries have run out, few people have fuel for generators. Food is beginning to spoil. If this continues a humanitarian disaster is coming.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

.@davidfrum is joined by the CNN international correspondent Patrick Oppmann to discuss Donald Trump’s fixation on Cuba—and what happens next.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/WFOuLUcMaS

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Book of the week: 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed. New David Frum Show posts tonight midnight ET (audio) and tomorrow 11 am ET (video). Guest is @CNN_Oppmann , speaking from Havana about crisis in Cuba. Subscribe so you don't miss! https://t.co/sA2QcVmrsf

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Felt on our sixth floor building in Havana

[USGS Earthquakes @USGS_Quakes]

Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.4 - 118 km WNW of Mantua, Cuba https://t.co/EUaVqZo8M1

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Feeling a small earthquake shake Havana at the moment as sometimes happens here very occasionally…