“We don’t have fuel, we don’t have any reserves,” the Cuban energy minister said three weeks ago. The state electricity company is barely providing a few hours of electricity a day, which means water shortages, unbearable heat without fans and an increase in illnesses. The protests in the form of cacerolazos (throwing pots) have become part of everyday life, not only in the countryside, but also in the capital.
These have led to police interventions, which only increases the feeling of insecurity and abandonment. Social distress is deepening. Pension funds, destroyed by hyperinflation, do not even cover basic living expenses.
Cooking gas is available only at market prices, which are unattainable for most residents. Cuba.
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