Cubans burn plastic and charcoal to cook amid gas and power shortages

Cubans are resorting to burning plastic, styrofoam, and charcoal to cook due to severe gas shortages and prolonged power outages. The crisis stems from U.S. oil sanctions impacting Venezuela, Cuba's main supplier, leading to a lack of cooking gas and electricity across the island. This situation exacerbates pre-existing economic hardship, forcing residents in cities like Santiago de Cuba to adopt dangerous and unhealthy survival methods.