Housing Problems in Cuba

Young person found dead in a collapsing building in Old Havana

"Hey, send me 700 dollars only": the audio of a relative in Cuba asking for money that is lighting up social media

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

New Draft Housing Law in Cuba: What Changes?

Video of "realtor in Cuba" selling a house sparks laughter on social media: "If you were here, you would already be a millionaire."

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

The Cuban government will charge up to 20% of the salary of those receiving state housing: Payments will be made over 30 years

The government delivers 15 homes made from shipping containers to hurricane victims in Guantánamo

The housing "alternative" is also bogged down in Cienfuegos: the conversion of containers into homes is progressing slowly

Cuban woman returns from the U.S. shows 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 houses in Cuba: Official media boasts of the regime's latest "miracle" in housing

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

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

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

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

Fire in an elevator pit triggers alarm in Vedado building

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

Neither free nor spacious: the price of the “quick fix” of converting containers into housing in Guantánamo

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

Partial collapse in building in El Vedado reignites alarms over housing crisis in Cuba

Marrero calls for converting more containers into homes to address the housing crisis in Cuba

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

Díaz-Canel calls for the reconstruction of Cuba after six decades of destruction: Did he reveal the real reasons?

At just 18 years old! Young Cuban manages to have his own home in Cuba: “For me, it is the best I could have.”

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

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

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

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

Eleven families in Granma receive tents as an official "response" following the floods

Police intimidate family in Santiago de Cuba that bought logs to repair their home

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 more than 95,000

Cuban shows abandoned mansion on top of a mountain: “And so many people without homes in Cuba”

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

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

An elderly woman receives help after living under the rubble 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 to victims in Santiago de Cuba

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

An economist warns that financial vulnerability exacerbates the tragedy of those affected by Hurricane Melissa in Cuba

"And where is the Holguin native Lis Cuesta?" Cubans are asking after Melissa and the devastation in the East

The Cuban regime will "benefit" hurricane Melissa victims by providing materials at half price

Cuban regime reveals number of affected homes following the impact of Hurricane Melissa

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

Family seeks help from Holguín: "If we were struggling before the cyclone, we’re even worse off now."

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 little girl": the cry for help from a Cuban in Cayo Granma, Santiago de Cuba

Díaz-Canel visits the container houses in Holguín

This is how this Cuban woman lives in Cuba: she shows how her dream house on the island is coming together

"Everything went down": Cuban shows his destroyed house after the passage of Melissa in Santiago de Cuba

Cayo Granma, in Santiago de Cuba, devastated by Hurricane Melissa: Destroyed homes and faces lacking solace

"Don't underestimate the wind": Guantanamo architect warns which houses will not withstand Hurricane Melissa

His parents fulfilled his dream of buying him his first house in Cuba at 25: "Not everything went perfectly."

Melissa threatens Cuba and the country trembles: empty warehouses, patched roofs, and fear in every home

They couldn't hold back their tears: Cuban family reunites under a downpour

Revolutionary engineering in Centro Habana: if the building is sinking, close the ground floors and brace for the worst

Fire breaks out in building in Centro Habana