Cuba on the brink of humanitarian catastrophe amid blackouts and food shortages

Cuba is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe: a nationwide power grid collapse on Monday left residents without electricity for nearly 24 hours, while clean water, food and waste collection are critically lacking. The regime has promised reforms, but their success is widely doubted. The shadow of a possible US military strike looms over the island, and observers question whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, could influence the situation.

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