Cuba protests: millions without power

Cuba was receiving a third of its oil from Venezuela until a US
operation removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in
January. No fuel had entered the country in three months and the
capital, Havana, has seen blackouts of up to 15 hours a day.


Protests in Cuba come as a reaction to electricity blackouts and
shortages of food, fuel and medicine, which have been worsened by
a US blockade on oil. This has affected hospitals, public
transport, education, rubbish collection and heavily impacted
Cuba’s economy.


It’s been reported that the protest began peacefully but grew
more destructive as people started throwing rocks and starting
fires. Five people have been arrested in the central city of
Moron over the weekend after destroying Communist office
buildings.


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