Fidel Castro once called Cuba’s power plants “prehistoric.” But the country still relies on them, contributing to the longest blackout since the collapse of its former patron, the Soviet Union.

Hurricane Oscar hit Cuba Sunday evening, worsening a nationwide power outage in its third day after the collapse of the country's largest power plant. The storm adds to Cuba's struggles with inflation,

The power outage is happening against the backdrop of Hurricane Oscar, which is anticipated to make landfall in eastern Cuba later on Sunday, bringing damaging and high surf. It made landfall in the Bahamas early Sunday with sustained winds of 80 mph.