As Cuba experiences its worst energy crisis in decades, people are having to resort to alternative methods to go about their lives.
A report by The Associated Press detailed the case of Marylin Alvarez, whose family is now using a charcoal stove to cook food after losing access to cooking gas and being unable to rely on an electric burner due to rolling blackouts. A blacksmith in the outskirts of Havana has built charcoal stoves from scrap metal for $18, equivalent to a monthly state salary.
