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No electricity, no gas, no sleep: Cubans on edge amid endless outages
Four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day The doctor called from the darkness, a shadowy figure sitting on the stoop of his apartment building. “I want to tell you we’ve been four days without light,” he said. “And without electricity, water is also a problem. And there are mosquitoes everywhere.” From the buildings around came a cacophony, as beyond dark windows people smashed pots against pans. It was a cacerolazo , a traditional form of protest which has now become commonplace in Cuba amid seemingly endless rolling blackouts. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, No electricity, no gas, no sleep: Cubans on edge amid endless outages, Four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day The doctor called from the darkness, a shadowy figure sitting on the stoop of his apartment building. “I want to tell you we’ve been four days without light,” he said. “And without electricity, water is also a problem. And there are mosquitoes everywhere.” From the buildings around came a cacophony, as beyond dark windows people smashed pots against pans. It was a cacerolazo , a traditional form of protest which has now become commonplace in Cuba amid seemingly endless rolling blackouts. Continue reading…
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- No electricity, no gas, no sleep: Cubans on edge amid endless outagesThe Guardian - 2026-06-08T06:00:18+00:00
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