00:00Early in the morning, Florida's Cuban residents wait outside this local store.
00:05They carry bags filled with clothes, coffee, powdered milk, and even envelopes of cash
00:10to send to their family in Cuba, struggling amid the fuel crisis.
00:15Although some argue mailing packages to the communist-ruled island ultimately supports the government,
00:20these exiles insist they will do whatever they can to help their loved ones.
00:25As far as I'm concerned, they can shut down whatever they want,
00:28because as long as I have my brother there, I'll keep sending him supplies
00:32because he has nothing to do with this government.
00:36Since the U.S. energy blockade, Cuba has faced a severe fuel shortage, which has impaired daily life.
00:42The lack of energy has caused electricity blackouts, inhibiting food and medical supply.
00:47With few garbage trucks operational, trash has piled up in the streets.
00:52For now, Cubans in the U.S. are able to send basic goods
00:56due to an exemption to the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba
00:59that allows for exchanges between family members.
01:02But some fear these shipments, too, will soon be cut off.
01:07The regime should be beheaded, which is what it deserves.
01:10But the people should not have to suffer hardship.
01:14The situation is expected to get worse because there is no fuel.
01:18But let's hope to God that it gets resolved soon
01:20and that there is a change in Cuba, because we really need it.
01:25Packages sent from abroad only help a small minority in Cuba,
01:29with little effect on the population.
01:31The U.N. has warned that if energy needs continue to go unmet,
01:35the country risks a humanitarian collapse.
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