At night across Cuba, the sound seems to be everywhere.

Metal on metal, the banging of pots and pans.

Angry Cubans leaning out their windows, making noise in the dark.

The entire island is basically under a massive blackout.

That's our colleague Vera Bergen-Gruin, who's been following the situation in Cuba.

And at night, for the last week or so, we've been seeing people in different cities

across the island come out, bang pots and pans in a sign of protests of discontent

with the government. The island's infrastructure has always been brittle, often vulnerable

to power failures. But for the last three months, Cuba has been completely cut off from oil imports,

and that's paralyzed the country. Conditions have been bad in Cuba for a long time, but

this is really reaching a crisis point. You know, if you live on an upper floor, you can't

get water, you have to kind of go downstairs with your bucket every time you need water for

cooking. Public transportation is ground to a halt.

Hospitals have been canceling surgeries.

Some people we've spoken with, say the cost of food has really skyrocketed.

One woman we spoke with said that a liter of milk in one small package of chicken

was basically her entire monthly budget.

And we are really starting

to see this wear down the population.

How much does this story have to do with the U.S.? This current crisis that we're seeing

is largely due to the United States. In the Oval Office this week,

President Trump told reporters about his interest in the island. I do believe I'll be the honor of having the honor of taking Cuba.

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