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Cuba tourism and energy crisis deepens amid US fuel blockade
Restricted US oil shipments worsen Cuba’s energy and socio-economic crisis, causing power cuts and risking essential services, UN officials warn at a Geneva briefing.
- Rolling power cuts, hotel closures, and suspension of flight routes have caused tourists to gradually empty out of Cuba amid a severe crisis.
- The US has blocked Venezuelan tankers from delivering oil to Cuban ports since January, and threatened other exporters with punitive tariffs if they continue deliveries.
- Tourism is Cuba's second major source of foreign currency after revenue from doctors sent abroad, and is vital for importing food, fuel, and other essentials.
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