From CBS News · Matt Gutman · · 1m
U.S. embargo leaves Cuba without power or medicine
Cubans face daily blackouts and cannot access lifesaving drugs as U.S. sanctions tighten economic pressure on the Communist government.
In brief
Cubans face daily blackouts and cannot access lifesaving drugs as U.S. sanctions tighten economic pressure on the Communist government. U.S. embargo and sanctions on Cuba have crippled power supplies and medicine access, leaving citizens in blackouts and forcing them to black-market pharmacies. Originally reported by…
Blackouts grip Cuba as embargo bites
A strict U.S. embargo on oil imports has left Cuba's electrical grid near collapse. Most places in Havana receive only a few hours of electricity daily, often less.
Medicine vanishes from Cuban hospitals
Doctors in Cuba's once-renowned public health system say they can no longer source critical, lifesaving drugs for pediatric patients. Some Cubans now buy from black-market street vendors.
Trump tightens pressure with new sanctions
The Trump administration imposed new sanctions against Cuba's state-run bank on Thursday, claiming ties to Iran. Cuba's foreign minister calls the move collective punishment and insists the bank is absolutely legitimate.
“absolutely legitimate”
The main idea
U.S. embargo and sanctions on Cuba have crippled power supplies and medicine access, leaving citizens in blackouts and forcing them to black-market pharmacies.
