A Cuban mother shared on social media the challenges she faced in preparing meals for her children during a prolonged blackout on the Island, a situation that continues to impact the daily lives of thousands of families.
In the video, the woman recounts that the power outage extended "from Camagüey to Pinar del Río," which forced her to look for alternatives to cook before nightfall.
"Energy blackout in Cuba. And this is how I had to manage my evening while listening to my children say, 'Mom, I'm hungry, Mom, my stomach is grumbling,'" she wrote in the description of the video accompanying her testimony.
Faced with the lack of electricity, the woman decided to cook using charcoal, but she didn't even have the means to light it. As she explains in the recording, she ended up using dry leaves she found in the house and even her children's cologne to get the fire going.
"I had nothing to light that charcoal. I gathered all the leaves I had scattered around the house and the kids' school cologne... look at how the cologne bottle turned out," he comments while showing the nearly empty bottle.
The situation became even more distressing as night fell, when I still hadn't been able to finish the meal.
"They don't know how frustrating it is to hear the kids every five minutes saying, 'Mom, I'm hungry,'" she recounts.
He finally decided to make rice and cook some sausages to prevent them from spoiling due to the lack of refrigeration.
The video concludes with a reflection filled with frustration about the reality that many Cuban families face due to the country's energy crisis.
"Do you all really think… is this ever going to change?" the woman asks as she shows how the night progresses while continuing to cook with charcoal.
Extended blackouts have become a part of daily life in many Cuban provinces, forcing families to improvise solutions for basic tasks such as cooking or preserving food.
On social media, scenes like this are frequently repeated and reflect the direct impact of the energy crisis on the lives of citizens, especially in households with children.
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