Cubans on Friday (Dec 13) waited in lines near gas stations in Havana hoping to get a much-needed refill, as the island faces its latest fuel shortage crisis.
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00:00Cubans on Friday waited in lines near gas stations in Havana, hoping to get a much-needed
00:07refill as the island faces its latest fuel shortage crisis.
00:12Many gas stations across the country have been shuttered for days as an unusually severe
00:17shortfall has left the nation nearly devoid of gasoline and diesel, stranding motorists
00:22and sprouting seemingly interminable lines at the pump in Havana.
00:26Three days ago, today, we were here waiting for the refueling to arrive.
00:32Yesterday, the day before, in the morning, it was over and there was no more fuel.
00:40To this day, they say that we are waiting for another one to arrive.
00:43People have slept here, waiting in line so that the tourists don't pass.
00:49We used to buy in national currency, there were queues too, but they were unacceptable.
00:55And now, at this time, not even that, the queues are kilometers, and I switched to dollars,
01:01assuming that this was faster, it was from the days that had left, now no, it's been
01:04three days and no gas has come in.
01:07The latest crisis comes on the heels of three nationwide blackouts in two months that left
01:12millions in the dark for days, prompting the government to temporarily close schools and
01:17non-essential industry.
01:19Officials have blamed fuel shortages on the decades-old U.S. trade embargo, which complicate
01:24Cuba's financial transactions, making it more difficult for the government to purchase fuel
01:29on the spot market.