Blackouts reshape daily life in Havana apartment complex

Cuba's deepening energy crisis has pushed Havana's residents to the breaking point, with rolling blackouts now lasting up to 16 hours a day and forcing families to abandon their homes during sweltering afternoons in search of any functioning business with electricity. The widespread outages, driven by fuel shortages and aging infrastructure, are reshaping how Cubans work, socialize and survive in ways not seen since the Soviet Union's collapse in the early 1990s. What was once dismissed as a temporary crisis is now forcing a fundamental recalibration of urban life on the island, raising urgent questions about whether the government can restore power before civil unrest deepens.

Roanoke Times·Jul 25