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Blackout in Cuba effects millions

By Edecio Martinez

September 10, 2012 / 11:45 AM EDT / CBS News

A bartender works on accounts by candle light during the blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 9, 2012. Power failed across a large swath of western Cuba, including the capital, Havana, and the popular tourist resort of Varadero, plunging millions of people into darkness.

People walk at home uising candles for light during the blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 9, 2012.

Cubans walk down a dark street during a blackout in Havana on Sept. 9, 2012.

Cubans walk in a street lit by car headlights during a blackout in Havana on Sept. 9, 2012.

Cubans walk along the waterfront llt only by cars during a blackout in Havana on Sept. 9, 2012.

Cubans sit around a monument sit by car headlights during a blackout in Havana on Sept. 9, 2012.

Buildings in Havana sit in darkness during a blackout on Sept. 9, 2012.

Cubans walk in a street lit by car headlights during a blackout in Havana on Sept. 9, 2012. Some six provinces in the country experienced a blackout, with only centers popular with tourists with a dedicated electric supply remaining with light.

Cubans walk along the waterfront lilt only by car headlights during a blackout in Havana on Sept. 9, 2012.