Four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day Four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day T he doctor called from the darkness, a shadowy figure sitting on the stoop of his apartment building. “I want to tell you we’ve been four days without light,” he said. “And without electricity, water is also a problem. And