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All right, Jenny don't hate me but welcome to bad news
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with Alejo Cuba's government is facing significant challenges and restoring power following
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a nationwide blackout. The current electricity outages have debilitated,
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an already struggling economy,
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resulting in shortages of essential goods including cash and running water.
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That's so scary dude.
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Like they're literally in the dark again,
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not running water cat.
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Have you survived like that?
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I mean, you've got to hold people stocked up but even
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then it's tough, you never know,
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you never can be 100% ready.
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But how do they expect the people to not want to leave
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when the conditions are like that?
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it's interesting you say that because this situation actually sparked a few
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small protests, right?
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Leading the government to issue a stern warning for any unrest that
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bubble up and that they can face punishment.
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Wow. I can't imagine like what all these families are doing
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you know, like what they're going through.
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how long has this like blackout,
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you know, been going for since Friday night?
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So the whole weekend.
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Yeah. So since Friday night,
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schools have been closed,
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business are shuttered and it's all part of a deep economic crisis
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that has prompted the exodus of more than half a million Cubans
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to the US, but also thousands more heading to Europe.
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And it's crazy because during Donald Trump's presidency sanctions were intensified,
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further strain the economy.
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And additionally, the pandemic also impacted the tourism industry in Cuba
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So that's a critical source of revenue for the state dominated
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economy. So just again,
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I hope this gets taken care of soon.
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Like I, I feel so much for the people.
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This is scary. Yeah,
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they're just stuck. Is,
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this is Pero, I would imagine,
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