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Cuba Loses All Its Electricity

worldSeptember 22, 2026·80 words·1 min read

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Cuba Loses All Its Electricity
Cuba had no electricity on Friday. Millions of people lost power. A power line broke. Bad weather made the problem worse. Later, power came back near hospitals.
This happens often in Cuba. The power system is very old. Cuba does not have enough fuel. It must buy fuel from other countries.
Life is hard without power. Food and medicine are hard to find. Hospitals cannot work well. Schools and offices close. One old man had no power for 28 hours.
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

electricityn.

power that makes lights and machines work

điệneletricidade電気elektrikelectricidadelektrycznośćكهرباءelektriciteitэлектричество电전기
fueln.

oil or gas burned to make power

nhiên liệucombustível燃料yakıtcombustiblepaliwoوقودbrandstofтопливо燃料연료
medicinen.

something you take to get well

thuốcremédio薬ilaçmedicamentolekarstwoدواءmedicijnлекарство药品약
power linen.

a big wire that carries electricity

đường dây điệnlinha de transmissão de energia送電線elektrik hattılínea eléctricalinia energetycznaخط كهرباءhoogspanningsleidingлиния электропередачи输电线路송전선
hospitaln.

a place where sick people get help

bệnh việnhospital病院hastanehospitalszpitalمستشفىziekenhuisбольница医院병원

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