Cuban mother Ana records daily struggles during oil crisis
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 5
Cuban mother Ana records daily struggles during oil crisis
8 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 5
In five-second clips from her small town home, she filmed a morning without electricity or phone service, with only 15% battery left.
Ana showed how she brewed coffee the night before and relied on a coal- and wood-burning stove to cope with fuel shortages and repeated outages.
Her videos reflect how Cuba's oil crisis and the US fuel embargo are reshaping ordinary family life, turning some mothers into social media influencers.
Are Cuba's new social media influencers building hope or just documenting despair amid a national humanitarian crisis?
As Cuba's grid collapses under a US blockade, can its ambitious green energy plan offer a path to survival?