The blackout comes as the state imposes increasingly draconian power cuts across the country in a desperate attempt to conserve fuel.

Cuba is working to restore power to millions of its residents after the electrical grid collapsed Monday afternoon. According to Reuters, the national electric grid collapsed in the middle of the day.

Havana: Cuba's request for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to debate the US blockade at its session reflects the imminent threat facing the island, an official said. The Cuban Foreign

Cuba has suffered a nationwide blackout after the country's electricity grid collapsed.

The outage affected approximately 10 million people on the island nation before limited electricity service was restored in some areas. The cause of the outage has not yet been identified.

Cuba says its healthcare system is struggling due to a U.S. energy blockade. Surgeries are delayed, and kidney dialysis treatments are disrupted.

China has always opposed illegal unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law, and urges the US to immediately stop its blockade of Cuba and coercive pressure on the country, and to stop violating the Cuban people's rights to survival and development,

Cuba is suffering from major blackouts, running out of critical medicines, and starved for fuel as the U.S. continues to impose a blockade against the island nation.