The daily struggles Cubans face as food and fuel supplies run scarce

The daily struggles Cubans face as food and fuel supplies run scarce. Endless blackouts, empty shelves, and crumbling streets - this is the grim reality faced by millions of Cubans. As the US tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island and fuel grows scarce, its inhabitants are being pushed to the edge, scrambling to find food, power and survival in a nation that is feared to be teetering on the brink of collapse. A sharp increase in US sanctions was already suffocating Cubans when critical oil shipments from Venezuela were disrupted after Washington attacked the South American country and arrested its leader.