Cuba plunged into near-total darkness after the country's electrical grid shut down on Friday morning.
According to a statement from the energy ministry, the blackout occurred after the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric plant in Matanzas Province went offline.
The extensive power outage has disrupted daily life for Cubans, with only a few hotels and restaurants equipped with small generators able to maintain normal lighting and operations.
Following the power outage, the state grid initiated emergency repairs and gradually restored electricity by deploying small power supply systems across the country.
Airport services and medical facilities were not affected by the blackout.
Due to U.S. sanctions, Cuba has faced long-standing difficulties importing fuel and maintaining its aging power generating facilities, leading to a nationwide strained electricity supply.
Nationwide blackout strikes Cuba after major power plant failure
Travelers in Iran have diverted to neighboring Armenia as Iran's air travel remains heavily disrupted following a joint military strike by the United States and Israel.
Armenia's Agarak Checkpoint is one of those seeing an influx of international travelers from Iran.
"This time I was, for a business trip, flying from China to Iran, but somehow due to the war situation, I had to left Iran suddenly. I haven't finished my business trip yet, but I hope the war will end soon and I can come back and continue my business trip," said Wang Zhongyang, a Chinese businessman.
"I was just for visiting families and friends. Then I wanted to fly back to Canada. I'm stuck because of the security issues in Iran. Then I tried to pass this border to get another plan to get back home," said Mo Aghazadeh, a Canadian Iranian.
"My flight was from Tehran to London yesterday. I was in the airplane. I was supposed to leave, but then the airspace was closed, so I had to come back, take a car, come across the border and go to Yerevan to the next airport to find a flight back to London," said Abbas Soleimany, a tourist from London.
"Traffic leaving Tehran was quite, quite high, but traffic towards Tehran was very low. So there was a long queue of the cars trying to leave Tehran," he added added.
Israel closed its airspace to civilian flights on Saturday, according to local authorities.
The Israeli public was asked not to travel to Ben Gurion International Airport and other airports until further notice.
Travelers divert to Armenia as Iran's flights disrupted by US attacks
