Havana Garbage Piles Up as Fuel Shortages Stall Trash Pickup
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Updated · Lufkin Daily News · Jun 4
Havana Garbage Piles Up as Fuel Shortages Stall Trash Pickup
3 articles · Updated · Lufkin Daily News · Jun 4
Summary
Rotting food scraps, torn bags, cardboard and rubble have accumulated at improvised dump sites on Havana sidewalks, with residents facing growing anxiety as heat intensifies the stench.
Fuel shortages have stalled trash collection, leaving waste uncollected long enough for flies and stray cats to gather around the piles.
The scene on one Havana street captures a broader urban sanitation crisis in Cuba, where basic municipal services are being disrupted by shortages.