Residents of Havana are dealing with a growing garbage crisis. Piles of waste have been accumulating on nearly every street corner, worsened by a U.S. energy blockade that caused power outages and a fuel crisis. This has halted garbage collection,…
As temperatures rose in the last few days and the rainy season approached, a growing unrest began to take over the neighbors of Calle Belascoaín, in Havana. On the asphalt of the street, an improvised dump was growing. In the pile of waste there were broken bags, paper, cardboard, debris and leftovers of rotting food. Flies and cats were hovering as the stench was spread by the breeze of the nearby sea. The energy blockade that causes 20-hour po…