CNN correspondent tired of blackouts in Cuba: "I want to get on a plane."

Patrick Oppmann, CNN's correspondent in Cuba, has also not escaped the massive blackouts that have been affecting the island since Friday, and he has shared the feelings of several Cubans who, during his reports from Havana, have confided in him: "I want to get on a plane."

The journalist has continued to report on the widespread blackout that occurred on Friday in the country and that was repeated this Saturday, just a day after the authorities warned that the fuel shortage would cause more energy interruptions and activated an emergency plan.

In his reports, where he has walked through the Havana neighborhoods plunged into darkness, Oppmann highlighted the worsening of the crisis, which has hit Cubans harder in recent weeks and even affected the foreign press based on the island.

The Cuban government has attributed the situation to the sanctions imposed by the United States, but the journalist pointed out that the deterioration of infrastructure and the lack of investment over decades have been key factors in this disaster.

"Let's hope the electricity is restored before the food spoils and people are seriously affected," said Oppmann, who also shared the sentiment of many Cubans, citing a woman who told him, "I want to get on a plane."

The blackout, which has affected the entire island including Havana, has left the city in an unsettling silence, he noted. According to the correspondent, only the most privileged have generators and enough fuel to operate them. Meanwhile, the traffic lights are off and there are few police officers directing traffic.

Cubans, accustomed to frequent blackouts, feel that this particular outage is different, perhaps due to its magnitude or the growing sense of despair, reports Oppmann.

Hours after officials indicated that the power supply was slowly beginning to be restored, another massive blackout affected the island on Saturday morning.

The situation remains critical, and residents await with uncertainty the return of electricity amid an increasingly deepening energy crisis.

The massive blackout in Cuba grabbed headlines on Friday in major media outlets around the world, including The New York Times, which reported in real time on the collapse of the electrical grid, and CNN, which reported in breaking news that the blackout was caused by "a failure" at one of the country's main power plants.