Cuba entered a third day without electricity after another outage Saturday evening set back efforts to restore power on the island, underscoring the challenges posed by decades-old, poorly maintained infrastructure.

Cuba faces a deepening crisis after multiple partial grid failures left millions without power, raising concerns over the government's capability to restore service. The crisis is exacerbated as a hurricane approaches,

Cuba’s government reports it has made progress in re-establishing electrical service to parts of the island, which remains mostly shrouded in darkness. Parts of the capital Havana and some hospitals have had their electricity restored after the national grid collapsed twice in a span of 24 hours,