Cuba’s power grid collapsed Saturday leaving the country without electricity for a third time in March as the communist government battles with a decaying infrastructure and a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. The state-owned Cuban Electric Union reported a total blackout across the island without giving a cause for the outage. Authorities…

Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.

Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.

Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.

Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.

Cuba's chronic fuel shortages have been exacerbated by a US blockade on oil shipments to the island.

Cuba's power grid suffers total collapse amid fuel shortages and sanctions, leaving the island nation scrambling to restore electricity to millions.

Cuba's power grid suffers total collapse amid fuel shortages and sanctions, leaving the island nation scrambling to restore electricity to millions.

A massive grid failure has left two-thirds of Cuba without electricity.