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Havana Hollowed by Blackouts, Hunger, and Mass Exodus Amid US Fuel Embargo on Cuba

Tourism has faded as residents contend with rolling outages, rising street violence and a sharp exodus, with demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos estimating Havana's population at 8 million.

Summary by Malay Mail
HAVANA, Aug 18 — Once a byword for joyful excess, Havana has been hollowed by blackouts, departures and deep uncertainty about its future.There are so few cars in Cuba’s capital that it is possible to cross the Malecon, the once bustling seafront promenade, without looking.At night, the narrow cobbled streets of Old Havana are enveloped in inky black, devoid of power and virtually deserted.After a seven-month-long US fuel embargo and rolling pow…

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Havana, once a symbol of joyful life, is now empty due to power outages, population exodus, and great uncertainty about its future.

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After a seven-month fuel embargo imposed by the United States and constant power cuts, the inhabitants of the Cuban capital try to survive as they can. Tourists have disappeared and their iconic buildings are on the verge of collapse.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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PERUGIA - "A dramatic situation. We have personally observed the difficulty that the Cuban people experience every day because of the embargo on...

·Bologna, Italy
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The United States intensified measures against Cuba scaled up the humanitarian chaos that the country has been facing since the U.S. embargo

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Malay Mail broke the news in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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