People in Cuba are living in the dark

古巴民众身处黑暗之中。

What in the World

2026-04-20

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For more than three months, Cuba has been struggling under an oil blockade by the United States. It had been getting a lot of its oil from Venezuela, but President Trump put a stop to that. People in Cuba have been living with all kinds of shortages for decades - food, medicine and of course, oil. This blockade though has made things even more tough and people say they’re exhausted. Santiago Vanegas Maldonado, from the What in the World team, brings us voices of young Cubans who are upset about how their lives have changed and the BBC’s Jose Carlos Cueto Lopez, who is from Havana, takes us through the background to the blockade and what it’s like for people in Cuba. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Santiago Vanegas Maldonado, Chelsea Coates, Emily Horler and Maria Clara Montoya Editor: Harriet Oliver
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  • As a young person in Cuba, I can say I don't feel like we are living in a country.

  • I think we are surviving.

  • One lives always upset without hope for any kind of improvement.

  • It's Hannah here and this is What in the World from the BBC World Service.

  • And for this episode, I'm speaking to one of our producers, Santiago.

  • Hi.

  • Hola.

  • Hi, Hannah.

  • How are you?

  • Good.