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Emma De Ruiter

Cuba says airlines can no longer refuel on the island amid US oil blockade

Cuban aviation officials have warned the island is running out of fuel for airlines to refuel on the island, the latest crisis prompted by a US oil blockade that has effectively severed Cuba’s access to its primary petroleum sources in Venezuela and Mexico.

The Cuban government issued the notice on Sunday night, warning that jet fuel would not be available at nine airports across the island, including José Martí International Airport in Havana, starting Tuesday and continuing until 11 March.

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