Amid prolonged blackouts and the deep economic and food crisis affecting Cuba, citizens are compelled to resort to survival practices that have become almost second nature.
Journalist Mario J. Pentón shared a video on his social media showing statements from people in Cuba whose reality is so defined by scarcity that they view the issues as part of everyday life. They openly acknowledge that they survive "on their own," meaning without government support.
"We are managing with our own resources," commented one of the interviewees in the video. "I didn't bathe last night because of the worry and the winds. I'm heating water with firewood to bathe and then cook something for my children," he explained.
Another citizen described how they organize during prolonged blackouts, when power outages can last up to 20 hours in some areas.
"We salted the meat to prevent it from spoiling and boiled water in advance. In case of darkness, we use candles or rechargeable mobile lamps."
In the comments on the video, some people sarcastically congratulate the man for having meat and salt in a country where food scarcity is severe and many don’t even have a little coffee for breakfast.
Power outages disrupt the routine of Cubans, and the situation has sparked new protests in the capital, in neighborhoods such as El Vedado and the municipality of Guanabacoa.
These testimonies paint a picture of a population that endures constant shortages and the constraints imposed by the energy crisis and a regime that refuses to relinquish power, subjecting its people to misery and hunger, as if living this way were somehow "natural."
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