Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist while tensions with US intensify

Mădălin Mihai

(5 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba - 03 February 2026 1. Minorkis Hoyos lighting wood to cook 2. Hoyos cooking in woodstove 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Minorkis Hoyos, local resident: ++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOTS 1-2 & 4++ “At night here, I can’t even see the walls. I hit myself by hitting the walls, the fridge and the front door. I can’t see. A neighbor gave me a bottle with oil so that I could make a torch.” 4. Hoyos lighting torch for