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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Rodrguez

As US moves to block oil supply, Cubans wonder how they'll survive deepening energy crisis

APTOPIX Cuba Daily Life - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

After a day spent selling books, Solanda Oña typically boards a bus from a wealthy seaside district in Havana to her home in the city’s working-class center.

But on Thursday night, the bus never came. The 64-year-old bookseller spent the night sleeping in a nearby restaurant instead, worried that this could be the new normal if the gas that fuels the island runs out.

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