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Cuba's public transport plunges to all-time low amid US fuel blockade, minister says
The transportation minister said bus routes have been cut to 21 island-wide as Cubans turn to hitchhiking and pricier private rides.
- Transportation Minister Eduardo Rodriguez Davila said in Havana this week that Cuba's public transport has hit an all-time low, with the 780-mile nation facing mission-impossible conditions moving millions of people with virtually no fuel.
- The United States maintains the nine-month-long fuel blockade and sanctions are necessary to upend Cuba's government, while Cuba and the United Nations have called the blockade illegal and a violation of human rights.
- Passenger trips on public transit will plunge 75% this year, while domestic freight transport is expected to drop to around 20 million tonnes from 70 million last year, and inter-urban transportation faces a 90% decline.
- By August, 40% of vehicle imports were electric, and Cubans are increasingly turning to electric vehicles, which now account for around 15% of the total one million vehicles on the island.
- State enterprise Transmed will soon inaugurate a fleet of cargo vans and charging stations to move medicines throughout Havana without using fuel, as the ministry recently purchased 60 solar charging stations countrywide.
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Cuba's public transport plunges to all-time low amid US fuel blockade, minister says
Cuba's Transportation Minister Eduardo Rodriguez Davila faces daily what appears to be mission impossible: moving millions of people by plane, train and automobile across an island nation that spans 780 miles (1,250 km) — with virtually no fuel.
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Main responsible for the island's transport sector estimates that passenger travel in public transport will fall 75% this year compared to last year
Cuba's Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, faces what seems like an "impossible mission" every day: moving millions of people—by plane, train and car—to an island... Cuba: Traditional public transport at historic lows due to US embargo - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ
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