Housing Crisis in Cuba

Cubans mourn the destruction of a school in Matanzas

Young person found dead in collapsing building in Old Havana

"Hey, just send me 700 dollars": an audio from a relative in Cuba asking for money that is igniting social media

Neighbors and workers are collecting debris from the three houses devastated by a fire in San Germán, Holguín

New Draft Housing Law in Cuba: What Changes?

"We fear for our lives": Neighbors in Santiago de Cuba report the deterioration of the staircase in their building

The housing “alternative” is also stuck in Cienfuegos: the conversion of containers into homes is progressing slowly

Cuban woman who returned from the U.S. showcases the remodeling of her house in Cuba: "I know I won't regret it."

Two collapses in less than 24 hours in Old Havana leave several homes on the brink of collapse

Displaced individuals will have to pay a high amount for container homes: more than the cost of conventional housing

Container homes in Cuba: State media boasts about the latest "miracle" of the regime in housing

They will transform over 3,500 shipping containers into housing for Havana

A Cuban returns from the U.S. to live in Cuba and this is how she’s renovating her house on the island: “I’m happy to be back.”

Cuban mother denounces state abandonment after the passage of Hurricane Melissa: "We are living in the open air."

Civil Defense declares "normalcy" in Santiago de Cuba two months after Hurricane Melissa, amid blackouts and shortages

Government orders the demolition of the room built for Ashlin's therapies in Matanzas

Amidst rubble and official silence: a mother confronts the abandonment of the State in Santiago de Cuba

More than 116,000 homes damaged in eastern Cuba by Hurricane Melissa

Neither free nor spacious: the price of the "quick fix" of turning containers into homes in Guantánamo

Santiago has 6,000 cases of damaged homes from Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and now adds another 137,000 due to Melissa

Marrero calls for more containers to be converted into homes to resolve the housing crisis in Cuba

Containers as an "immediate" solution: Government will expedite their conversion into housing in response to the housing crisis in Santiago de Cuba

At just 18 years old! A young Cuban achieves home ownership in Cuba: “For me, it’s the best I could have.”

These are the container houses that will be delivered to those affected by Hurricane Melissa in Holguín

Cuban mother of three children shows her humble home in Santa Clara, and everyone notices the same thing: “Everything is very difficult for me.”

Cuban healer shares reflection after Hurricane Melissa: It wasn't the cyclone, it was poverty that left you without a roof

Cubans are digging through the rubble of the collapsed building that killed a mother and her son: "It’s the necessity."

The Cuban government acknowledges the failure of the program to build houses using shipping containers

They raised more than three million pesos for a mother from Holguín who only asked for food for her children

"Stop building hotels and take care of your people": Cubans erupt after the death of a mother and son in a collapse

Misery Exposed: Hurricane Melissa Unveils Six Decades of Structural Poverty in Cuba

A mother and her son die in the collapse of their home in Old Havana

In Santiago, I once again experience pain, abandonment, and misery

"This one is truly crowned": Showcases the modern house built in Cuba, causing a sensation on social media

Nurse in Santiago de Cuba denounces total abandonment after Melissa: Help passes by her house without stopping

Cubans mobilize to help a mother from Holguín who pleaded for food after the passage of Hurricane Melissa

Residents in Granma receive tents as an official "response" following the flooding

Elderly man in Santiago de Cuba loses his home for the second time after Hurricane Melissa

The number of housing damages in Santiago de Cuba due to the impact of Melissa has risen to over 95,000

"We thought we would drown": Heartbreaking testimonies from residents of Santiago during the floods caused by Hurricane Melissa

UN raises impact of Melissa: More than 3.5 million Cubans affected

Broadcaster Laritza Camacho on the failure of Díaz-Canel's housing plan: “Did he confuse homes with hotel rooms?”

About 7,500 homes damaged in Holguín after the passage of Hurricane Melissa

"Will no one be left helpless? A mother with a disability and her son survive under a thatch roof in San Andrés, Holguín."

An elderly woman receives help after living under the debris of her house destroyed by the hurricane in Holguín

Young victim of an assault in Holguín lost part of the roof of his house due to Hurricane Melissa

"Without intermediaries or bureaucracy": NGO Director allocates 50,000 dollars to victims in Santiago de Cuba

Heartbreaking scenes from Holguín: Families who lost everything due to the floods

"Not only freedom is needed, but also help": Ulises Toirac on donations to Cuba after the hurricane

Cubans are mobilizing to help a mother and her children who lost everything in Holguín

The government raises the number of homes damaged by Hurricane Melissa in eastern Cuba to over 45,000

Economist warns that financial disempowerment worsens the tragedy for those affected by Hurricane Melissa in Cuba

“The blockade is inside”: Guantanamera confronts leader over abandonment following Melissa's passage

Cuban regime reveals number of housing damages following the impact of Hurricane Melissa

Journalist from a station in Santiago de Cuba injured after her home collapsed due to Hurricane Melissa

Family seeks help from Holguín: "If we were struggling before the cyclone, now we are in a worse situation."

Abandonment and destruction: Families lost everything in Altamira, Santiago de Cuba

Cuban families survived Hurricane Melissa seeking refuge in caves

“We have no food or milk for the girl”: a cry for help from a Cuban in Cayo Granma, Santiago de Cuba

Díaz-Canel visits the container houses in Holguín