Cuban drivers wait in line at fuel stations amid latest shortage crisis

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Cubans on Friday (Dec 13) waited in lines near gas stations in Havana hoping to get a much-needed refill, as the island faces its latest fuel shortage crisis.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Cubans on Friday waited in lines near gas stations in Havana, hoping to get a much-needed

00:07refill as the island faces its latest fuel shortage crisis.

00:12Many gas stations across the country have been shuttered for days as an unusually severe

00:17shortfall has left the nation nearly devoid of gasoline and diesel, stranding motorists

00:22and sprouting seemingly interminable lines at the pump in Havana.

00:26Three days ago, today, we were here waiting for the refueling to arrive.

00:32Yesterday, the day before, in the morning, it was over and there was no more fuel.

00:40To this day, they say that we are waiting for another one to arrive.

00:43People have slept here, waiting in line so that the tourists don't pass.

00:49We used to buy in national currency, there were queues too, but they were unacceptable.

00:55And now, at this time, not even that, the queues are kilometers, and I switched to dollars,

01:01assuming that this was faster, it was from the days that had left, now no, it's been

01:04three days and no gas has come in.

01:07The latest crisis comes on the heels of three nationwide blackouts in two months that left

01:12millions in the dark for days, prompting the government to temporarily close schools and

01:17non-essential industry.

01:19Officials have blamed fuel shortages on the decades-old U.S. trade embargo, which complicate

01:24Cuba's financial transactions, making it more difficult for the government to purchase fuel

01:29on the spot market.

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