Cubans struggle as power not fully restored to the island after days of blackout

Havana: Many Cubans were waiting in anguish on Sunday as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout. S...

Havana: Many Cubans were waiting in anguish on Sunday as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout.

Some neighborhoods had electricity restored in Cuba’s capital, where 2 million people live, but most of Havana remained dark.

The impact of the blackout goes beyond lighting, as services like water supply also depend on electricity to run pumps.

People resorted to cooking with improvised wood stoves on the streets before the food went bad in refrigerators.

In tears, Ylenis de la Caridad Napoles, mother of a 7-year-old girl, says she is reaching a point of "desperation.”