00:01Cubans from all walks of life are being pushed to the limit.
00:05Reuters interviewed over three dozen residents in neighborhoods around Havana,
00:09and those interviews paint a picture of struggle.
00:12Blackouts are happening for a longer period of time,
00:15and goods and services, especially those tied to limited fuel supplies,
00:20have become more scarce and more expensive.
00:24Here's Havana resident Yaite Verdecia.
00:27Food prices keep going up instead of going down.
00:34And no salary is enough to get through the month. Everything is critical.
00:39Cuba's peso has lost more than 10 percent of its value against the dollar in three weeks,
00:45pushing up the price of groceries.
00:47And getting around is harder than ever as Cubans face fuel shortages,
00:52with first Venezuela, then Mexico halting oil shipments to the island.
00:57This man said he signed up for a ticket to buy fuel over a month ago and still hasn't received it.
01:04U.S. President Donald Trump has said tariffs will be imposed on imports from countries that supply Cuba with oil,
01:10boosting the pressure on Washington's longtime foe in the wake of the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a key Cuban ally.
01:19On Friday, Cuba's foreign minister declared an international emergency in response to the U.S. tariff warning,
01:26which he said constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat.
01:30Julia Anita Cobas, a 69-year-old housekeeper, gets up at 4 a.m. each morning for a 10-mile commute
01:38that now approaches four hours round trip.
01:42With less public transportation available, the journey has become longer and more costly.
01:48She told Reuters, quote, life is hard, but we rise to the occasion.
01:53But 32-year-old Aimee Milanes said neither the Cuban nor the U.S. government offered her much hope.
02:01She said this is survival, nothing else.
02:05Claro. Esto es supervivencia. Más nada.
02:08Matisse, adept refleja.
02:09Frapping the U.S.
02:10packing the U.S.
02:10Inara
02:11Do not lamb
02:24Grazie a few of the house.
02:26You know, just run this into his garage.
02:30Anyaha
02:31Hazel
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