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Cuba has run out of diesel and oil, energy minister says
Key takeaways
- A man cooks with firewood during a blackout in Havana Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.
- In an interview with state-run media, de la O Levy said there were limited amounts of gas available, but that Cuba's energy system was in a "critical" state as a US-led blockade of oil to the country squeezes supply.
- Scattered protests against power cuts broke out in the Cuban capital, Havana, on Wednesday, according to the Reuters news agency.
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Harry Sekulich AFP via Getty Images. A man cooks with firewood during a blackout in Havana Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.
In an interview with state-run media, de la O Levy said there were limited amounts of gas available, but that Cuba's energy system was in a "critical" state as a US-led blockade of oil to the country squeezes supply.
Scattered protests against power cuts broke out in the Cuban capital, Havana, on Wednesday, according to the Reuters news agency.
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