Overview
- An international flotilla called Nuestra América delivered more than 20 tons of supplies in Havana, drawing 650 participants from 33 countries and a personal welcome from President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
- Government shipments have scaled up, with Mexico’s Navy sending more than 1,200 tons of food and announcing more cargo, China sending 60,000 tons of rice, and Caribbean countries preparing medical supplies and solar gear.
- Cuba’s grid is producing roughly half of the power the country needs, so authorities are enforcing rolling blackouts that disrupt hospitals, transport, and food refrigeration.
- Russian fuel deliveries that officials discussed have not arrived, with U.S. restrictions on oil trade cited in reporting as a key holdup.
- Residents, opposition figures, and researchers question whether donations reach households, pointing to diversion into hard-currency state stores and criticizing high-profile visitors who stayed in luxury hotels during outages.