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Cuba in darkness: Oil crisis deepens amid US-Venezuela tension, people cooking by burning doors
Samira Vishwas | February 6, 2026 2:24 AM CST

Donald Trump Cuba Tariffs News In Hindi: Cuba’s coastal city of Santa Cruz del Norte, where the country’s largest thermoelectric power plant is located, is currently facing a severe power crisis. Despite the restart of the plant, the local people are still forced to live in darkness and are not able to take advantage of the energy resources available nearby.

At the same time, due to America’s attacks on Venezuela and interruption in oil supply, the tension between Cuba and America has increased further, making the situation even more difficult.

fuel support made of wooden doors

This crisis has made the lives of common people extremely difficult. People in Santa Cruz del Norte are facing hours-long power outages daily and have to rely on coal and firewood for cooking. The situation has become so bad that a woman named Kenya Montoya broke the wooden door of the bathroom of her house to feed her children so that it could be used as fuel. The supply of coal in the region is also decreasing, which has further increased the uncertainty about the future.

Donald Trump’s warning

US President Donald Trump has warned of imposing tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba or provide it for free. This week he said that Cuba has now become a failed state and is not receiving economic help from Venezuela or any other country.

It is noteworthy that after the American action on Venezuela in the beginning of January and the arrest of its President, the oil supply to Cuba completely stopped. At the same time, the Cuban government has not yet given any information on the status of its oil reserves. Also, it is not clear whether Russia or any other country will supply additional oil to Cuba or not.

economic crisis and conflict

The current crisis in Cuba is not limited to just power cuts, but severe shortage of essential goods and continuously increasing inflation have made the life of common people very difficult. The condition of the elderly living in Santa Cruz del Norte is very bad. Women like 67-year-old Gladys Delgado are forced to survive on a pension of just $6 a month.

At the same time, Mariela Viel, who has served in the power company for 40 years, also gets a monthly pension of only $8, due to which she is unable to buy even a packet of chicken. Despite all these difficulties, the Cuban people are trying to preserve their cultural heritage and way of life, although they fear that the worst is yet to come.


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