00:01Cuba is facing growing difficulties as a result of the United States oil embargo.
00:06Aviation authorities have banned aircraft operating in the region from landing on the isle to refuel.
00:12Long-haul flights, crucial to Cuban tourism, are being disrupted by fuel shortages
00:17and Air Canada will suspend its services to the island from Monday.
00:22Cubans are allowed to purchase a maximum of 20 liters of fuel at a time and only in US dollars.
00:28At the same time, public transportation has been severely disrupted
00:32with many bus routes no longer operating.
00:35Locals are trying to adapt to the extraordinary situation.
00:49Mexican President Claudia Shambaum pledged on Monday that her country would send aid to Cuba
00:54and would use all available diplomatic means to restart oil shipments to the island nation.
01:11As a result of the fuel shortage, banks in Cuba are operating with shorter opening hours,
01:15several cultural events have been cancelled and even the baseball season has been shortened.
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