Blockade-Driven Trash Crisis Threatens Havana's Health
TL;DR
The US blockade has slashed fuel and crippled Havana's waste collection, forcing open-air burning of rubbish and creating toxic smoke, flies and disease risks (notably chikungunya and hepatitis). Doctors warn of worsening public health as the city relies on limited incineration points and a massive landfill, with a new recycling drive and other measures attempting to avert a broader crisis.
- ‘An epidemic of flies, rats, waste and foul odours’: health fears in Cuba as US oil blockade halts rubbish collection The Guardian
- UN experts warn US fuel blockade in Cuba puts human rights at risk Reuters
- On humanitarian mission, Great Islander observes effects of Cuban embargo The Harpswell Anchor
- Letters: Energy blockade hurts Cuba’s poor | White men’s advantage | Authoritarian Orlando Sentinel
- Cuba Is Now Drowning in a Sea of Burning Trash and Disease While the U.S. Looks On Yahoo
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