Al Jazeera English · Sunday, February 8, 2026
From blackouts to food shortages: How US blockade is crippling life in Cuba - Al Jazeera
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US pressure pushes island nation’s 11 million people to the brink as Cuba imposes emergency measures amid fuel crisis.
A US oil blockade is causing a severe energy crisis in Cuba, as the government has been forced to ration fuel and cut electricity for many hours a day, paralysing life in the communist-ruled island n… [+8370 chars]