More than 10 million people in Cuba have had power cut to their homes and businesses after the country's national electrical grid collapsed.
The Caribbean island has been hit with several blackouts this month, as a result of a US fuel blockade that cuts off the foreign oil imports needed to keep power stations running.
The Communist-run country has an ageing electricity infrastructure and chronic fuel shortages.
The BBC's Will Grant reports from the capital Havana.
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